title: Studies directed toward the total synthesis of lactonamycin: control of the sense of cycloaddition of a quinone through directed intramolecular catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Danishefsky
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016227:Benzoquinones; D007211:Indoles; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C102442:lactonamycin; C004532:quinone; C043480:rishirilide B