Synthesis of the de synthon of racemic camptothecin

  • Shanbao Yu
  • , Yu Luo
  • , Haiyan Liu
  • , Haomin Liu
  • , Wei Lu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A concise formal synthesis of camptothecin is described. The key pyrido-lactone (DE ring) was prepared effectively starting from 2-chloronicotinic acid via lithia-tion, reduction, and hydrolysis in 29% overall yield.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-249
Number of pages5
JournalMonatshefte fur Chemie
Volume141
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010

Keywords

  • 2-Chloronicotinic acid lithiation
  • Camptothecin
  • Lactone
  • Pyridone

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