Gram-Scale Synthesis of (+)-Discodermolide
- 29 October 1999
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 1 (11) , 1823-1826
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol9910870
Abstract
A triply convergent, highly efficient second-generation synthesis of the potent antimitotic agent (+)-discodermolide (1) has been achieved on a 1-g scale.Keywords
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