The synthesis of ortho-fused cycloocta-2,5-dien-1-one cores and their derivatisation

Eight-membered rings are notoriously difficult to synthesise due to unfavourable transannular and conformational strain within the ring system. That being said, there are many biologically active natural products that contain such ring systems. For instance, potent anti-cancer compound Taxol®, has a...

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Main Author: Eccleshare, Lee
Published: University of Nottingham 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.713892