The first chemical preparation of the cystodytins has been accomplished. A modified Knoevenagel-Stobbe pyridine formation and a photochemical nitrene insertion into a C-H bond constitute the key phases of this efficient total synthesis.
The first chemical preparation of the cystodytins has been accomplished. A modified Knoevenagel-Stobbe pyridine formation and a photochemical nitrene insertion into a C-H bond constitute the key phases of this efficient total synthesis.