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The convergent total synthesis of hypermodified epothilone analogs
1 and
2 has been achieved with the stereoselective cyclopropanation ofallylic alcohol
17 and ring-closing olefin metathesis with diene
22 as the key steps. In spite of significant structural differences between theseanalogs and the natural epothilone scaffold,
1 and
2 are potent inducers of tubulin polymerization and inhibit the growth of human cancercells in vitro with sub-nM IC
50 values.