title: Total synthesis of the marine natural product (-)-clavosolide A.
abstract: [Structure: see text] The total synthesis of the marine metabolite clavosolide A is reported which confirms the structure and absolute configuration of the natural product as the symmetrical diolide glycosylated by permethylated D-xylose moieties, 2.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: Conor S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Jon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Elsworth
authors.forename: Peter T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Seden
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bushby
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Roger W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Alder
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Willis
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008386:Marine Biology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D018942:Macrolides; C455699:clavosolide A