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Synlett 1991; 1991(3): 202-203
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-20680
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Total Synthesis of (±)-Virantmycin and Determination of Its Stereochemistry

Yoshiki Morimoto* , Fuyuhiko Matsuda, Haruhisa Shirahama
  • *Department of Chemistry. Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060, Japan
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07 March 2002 (online)

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The stereospecific total synthesis of (±)-virantmycin (1) and its diastereomer (±)-2 were efficiently achieved, featuring an intramolecular nitrene-addition reaction as the key step, without ambiguity in the relative stereochemistry at the two chiral centers (C-2 and C-3).

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