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SUBMITTER: Pal A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124943 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tetrahedron letters 20131001 41
The C1-C6 region of the potent cytotoxic agent psymberin has been synthesized. The key transformations of the synthesis are an auxiliary-controlled addition of a Sn(II)-glycolate enolate to an aldehyde to yield the <i>anti</i> aldol product and transforming the primary alcohol into a terminal olefin utilizing organoselenium chemistry. ...[more]