Vanadium-catalyzed epoxidation has extended substrate scope. In addition to various bis-allylic alcohols, bis-homoallylic alcohols can also be desymmetrized using our Vanadium-Bis-hydroxamic acid complexes.
A compound of general formula (I), wherein Y, W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and the dashed lines take various meanings, for use in the treatment of cancer.