Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
November 2015
An asymmetric total synthesis of the trisoxazole marine macrolides mycalolides A and B is described. This synthesis involves the convergent assembly of highly functionalized C1-C19 trisoxazole and C20-C35 side-chain segments through the use of olefin metathesis and esterification as well as Julia-Kocienski olefination and enamide formation as key steps.
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