Abstract
Novel nor-seco analogs of taxol and taxotere are synthesized from 14-hydroxy-10-deacetylbaccatin III through periodic acid oxidation and NaBH3CN reduction, followed by coupling with the C-13 side chain precursors using a highly efficient β-lactam synthon method. The new reduced structure analogs show muted cytotoxicity aganist human cancer cell lines compared with taxol but still retain a certain level of activity despite the destruction of the A ring.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 515-517 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 1994 |