title: Total synthesis of (+)-conagenin.
abstract: A new approach for the synthesis of the (+)-conagenin has been achieved based on Evans asymmetry syn-aldol reaction and the self-regeneration of stereocenters strategy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Zhen
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xiao-Tian
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012694:Serine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; C069645:conagenin; D012694:Serine; C116609:3-hydroxybutanal