title: Synthesis of the C11-C23 fragment of spirastrellolide A. A ketal-tethered RCM approach to the construction of spiroketals.
abstract: [reaction: see text]. The synthesis of the C11-C23 fragment in spirastrellolide A is described here featuring a ketal-tethered RCM as an alternative approach to the construction of spiroketals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hsung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry; D013141:Spiro Compounds
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018942:Macrolides; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C475125:spirastrellolide A