Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
Abstract:
The sterically congested 1,2,3-substituted 3′-dealkyl mumbaistatin derivatives 16, 20, and 21 were prepared for the first time by base-catalyzed cyclization of the 2,3-bis-substituted naphthoquinone precursor 11 followed by bromine mediated photooxidation and methyl ether cleavage.