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J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1992, 1118 - 1120, DOI: 10.1039/C39920001118


Synthesis of a fully functionalized CD ring system of taxol

K. C. Nicolaou, J. J. Liu, C.-K. Hwang, W.-M. Dai and R. K. Guy


Key building blocks 16 and 17 related to taxol CD ring system have been synthesized in racemic form via a stereocontrolled and efficient sequence featuring a novel Diels–Alder reaction and oxetane formation.