Synfacts 2006(6): 0541-0541  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934486
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of Ecteinascidin 743

Contributor(s): Philip Kocienski
J. Chen, X. Chen, M. Bois-Choussy, J. Zhu*
Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Publikationsdatum:
19. Mai 2006 (online)

Significance

Ecteinascidin 743 is a marine natural product that is in phase II/III clinical trials for the treatment of endometrian, ovarian and breast cancer. It was synthesized previously by E. J. Corey et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 9202-9203) and T. Fukuyama and co-workers (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6552-6554).