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  • General approach to epipolythiodiketopiperazine alkaloids: total synthesis of (+)-chaetocins A and C and (+)-12,12'-dideoxychetracin A.

General approach to epipolythiodiketopiperazine alkaloids: total synthesis of (+)-chaetocins A and C and (+)-12,12'-dideoxychetracin A.

Journal of the American Chemical Society (2010-09-28)
Justin Kim, Mohammad Movassaghi
ABSTRACT

A highly stereoselective and systematic strategy for the introduction of polysulfides in the synthesis of epipolythiodiketopiperazines is described. We report the first total synthesis of dimeric epitri- and epitetrathiodiketopiperazines.

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Chaetocin from Chaetomium minutum, ≥95% (HPLC)