Synthesis 2005(2): 301-305  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834936
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Efficient Chiral Pool Synthesis of the C1-C6 Fragment of Epothilones

Ulrich Klar*, Bodo Röhr, Frank Kuczynski, Wolfgang Schwede, Markus Berger, Werner Skuballa, Bernd Buchmann
Research Laboratories of Schering AG, Müllerstrasse 170, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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Publication History

Received 7 September 2004
Publication Date:
01 December 2004 (online)

Abstract

An efficient chiral pool synthesis of the C1-C6 fragment of epothilones starting from readily available
(-)-pantolactone is described.