Synthesis of a bistetrahydrofuran C17-C32 fragment of the polyether antibiotic ionomycin
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Marshall, J. A., & Mikowski, A. M. (2006). Synthesis of a bistetrahydrofuran C17-C32 fragment of the polyether antibiotic ionomycin. Organic Letters, 8(19), 4375-4378. DOI: 10.1021/ol061826u
A Zn-initiated triepoxide cascade cyclization reaction was employed for the synthesis of the bistetrahydrofuran core segment of the polyether ionophore antibiotic ionomycin.