Abstract
(formula presented) The anticancer drug etoposide, 1, Is prepared in 79% overall yield from readily available 4′-demethyl-4-epipodophyllotoxin, 3, and 4,6-O-ethylidene-2,3-O-dibenzyl-D-glucose, 4, via a crystallization-induced stereoselective glycosidation reaction followed by catalytic hydrogenation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3281-3283 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 19 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry