Jt. Link et Sj. Danishefsky, REGIOSELECTIVE IMIDE REDUCTION - AN ISSUE IN THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF STAUROSPORINE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(49), 1994, pp. 9135-9138
An imide was regioselectively reduced to either of its corresponding l
actams. These lactams serve as potent glycosyl accepters and can be co
nverted into the aglycone of staurosporine.