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In the total synthesis of the naturally occurring big molecule of palytoxin, which has numerous labile functional groups, this coupling is the most useful for the creation of E, Z-conjugated diene part 653. In this case, thallium hydroxide as a base accelerates the reaction 1000 times more than KOH[523]. Even TECOj can be used instead of a strong base in other cases[524]. 

Total synthesis of dactinomycin has been accompHshed, and at least thirty natural actinomycins and many synthetic and semisynthetic actinomycins have been tested (220,221,228). At one time cactinomycin [8052-16-2] (actinomycin C), a mixture of actinomycins D, C2, and C3, was sold as an antineoplastic. 

The body of chemistry described above for amphotericin B (1) allowed, for the first time, the preparation of a series of novel derivatives of this polyene macrolide antibiotic and set the stage for a total synthesis of this target molecule. Below we unfold the adventure that led to the accomplishment of this goal.910... 

The total synthesis of taxol (52) has been described in Chapter 34. Clearly, total synthesis cannot hope to meet the demand for taxol at the present time, and supplies are currently procured by semisynthesis. This approach uses baccatin III (derived from yew tree needles) and the C-13 side chain 51, made synthetically (Scheme 13). A practical synthesis of the side chain is necessary,... 

The striking constitution of brevetoxin B, unprecedented at the time of its discovery in 1981, presents a formidable challenge to organic synthesis. The unique and fascinating molecular architecture of brevetoxin B (1), its association with the red tide catastrophes, its potent biological activity, and the prospects for expanding the arsenal of synthetic methods all contributed in roughly equal measure to our decision to pursue a total synthesis of 1. This chapter addresses the efforts that culminated in the total synthesis of brevetoxin B (1 ).6... 

A plausible pathway is that the aromatisation of the cyclohexadienone 92 by a proton shift is accelerated in the presence of Ac20 under formation of acetate 93. The simultaneously generated acetic acid then cleaves the acetate to form the free phenol 94 (Scheme 44). This effect was observed for the first time during studies towards the total synthesis of the lipid-alternating and anti-atherosclerotic furochromone khellin 99 [64].The furanyl carbene chromium complex 96 was supposed to react with alkoxyalkyne 95 in a benzannulation reaction to give the densely substituted benzofuran derivative 97 (Scheme 45). Upon warming the reaction mixture in tetrahydrofuran to 65 °C the reaction was completed in 4 h, but only a dimerisation product could be isolated. This... 

After approximately 90 min of anoxia, the induced synthesis of an additional group of c. 20 polypeptides is first detected. This group of 20 anaerobic polypeptides (ANPs) represents more than 70% of the total labelled amino acid incorporation after five hours of anaerobiosis (Fig. 3). By this time the synthesis of the TPs is at a minimal level however, these polypeptides accumulate to a high level during early anaerobiosis and have been shown by pulse-chase experiments to be very stable. The synthesis of... 

At this time, a solid phase automatic peptide synthesizer was acquired, so we attempted total synthesis of Sh I. A solid phase synthesis of Ax I (antho-pleurin A) had previously been reported in an abstract (36). The synthetic Ax I possessed only 11% of the toxicity of the natural toxin. 

One way to get a representative product distribution for a specific period is to remove all FT products in the reactor system and replace them with a substance that will not influence selectivity determination. The FT reaction is then run for a specific period, after which a full analysis can be done that will represent only the products produced during that specific period. In Figure 13.8, data are presented for a run started with the catalyst suspended in a highly paraffinic wax (FT HI wax, C30-C90). After a certain time of synthesis, the FT run was stopped and the catalyst placed under inert conditions (argon). The reactor content was then displaced with degassed and dried polyalphaolefin oil (Durasyn). After restarting the FT synthesis, the total product spectrum was determined (HI run after displacement). It was found that the value of a2 was much lower than before the displacement of the HI wax. In fact, the a2 values were quite comparable to those measured when the FT synthesis was started up with Durasyn (compare with Durasyn runs 1, 2, and 3). This clearly illustrates the impact that the reactor medium used to start the FT reaction can have on the determination of the a-value. The results further show that there was no change in the value of a2 of the iron catalyst up to 500 h on-line. 

All of this structural work is backed up by total synthesis, which will be developed later. These syntheses often produce mixtures of cis-trans isomers. The natural products have a trans configuration and have the longest GC retention times. This attribution is based on an analogy with the hydrogenation of 2,5-dimethylpyrrole. 

Another total synthesis of pamamycin-607 (lb) was reported in 2001 by our own group [6] at about the same time as the Lee synthesis. Here, the approach was based on the stereoselective intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of vinyl-sulfonates and novel methods for elaboration of the resulting sultones [13,14]. 

However, if those natural products have been previously synthesised one may start from them, provided that it simplifies the synthesis, since repetitions and waste of time should be avoided. Moreover, once a key intermediate has been synthesised, but may also be obtained easily by degradation from some other product, including the same natural product that is being synthesised, the chemist should resort to such a source and use it to continue the synthesis. This approach to total synthesis is referred to as the relay approach. 

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