title: Total synthesis and absolute configuration of the bisanthraquinone antibiotic BE-43472B.
abstract: An-T-biotic: The first total synthesis of the T-shaped bisanthraquinone natural product BE-43472B was accomplished and its absolute configuration assigned. Key transformations in the pivotal cascade sequence include a Diels-Alder reaction, a hemiketal formation, and a nucleophilic aromatic ipso substitution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kcn@scripps.edu
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.forename: Yee Hwee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C540975:BE-43472B; D001688:Biological Products