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Total synthesis of tovophyllin B

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TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
Volume 50, Issue 11, Pages 1161-1163

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.12.096

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  1. National Institutes of Health (USA) [Al 055475-08]
  2. National Science Foundation [CHE-0603217]
  3. Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology

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The first total synthesis of tovophyllin B (2), an antimicrobial xanthone derived from mangosteen. has been accomplished through a convergent strategy from building blocks 6 and 7 involving lithium-mediated coupling, dehydrative cyclization, and 6 pi electrocyclization as key steps. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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