Advances in the synthesis of glycosidic macrolides: clavosolides A-D and cyanolide A.

Covering: 2005 to 2016Clavosolides A-D and cyanolide A are glycosidic macrolides and represent a new family of marine natural products. They possess a number of unusual structural features and have attracted considerable interest from the synthetic community. This review presents a comprehensive survey of all aspects of the clavosolides A-D and cyanolide A. Specific topics include isolation, structure determination, biological activity, and synthetic approaches.