Reactions of Neomycin B under Mitsunobu Conditions: A Correction of the Literature |
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| Authors: | Sabina Quader Sue E. Boyd Todd A. Houston |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Eskitis Institute, Griffith University , Nathan, Brisbane, Australia;2. Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University , Gold Coast, Australia |
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Reaction of N‐Boc neomycin with triphenylphosphine and diissopropyl azodicarboxylate in either toluene or THF results in an epoxide in ring IV, not an aziridine or azetidine as previously reported. |
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| Keywords: | Aminoglycoside antibiotic Mitsunobu reaction phthalimide |
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