Biomimetic Synthesis of Lankacidin Antibiotics.
Kuan ZhengDefeng ShenRan HongPublished in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2017)
We devised short syntheses of lankacidinol and lankacyclinol that feature biomimetic Mannich macrocyclization. The modular construction of the carbon framework of these compounds is amenable to rapid structural diversification for the development of antibiotic and antitumor agents.