Gh. Baker et al., FRAGMENTATIONS AND REARRANGEMENTS OF 22-HYDROXYL SUBSTITUTED MILBEMYCINS - SYNTHESIS OF A KEY LACTONE INTERMEDIATE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(15), 1994, pp. 2377-2380
Beckmann fragmentation of 22-oximino milbemycins resulted in the cleav
age of the C21-C22 bond to produce a key lactone intermediate which ca
n be used to synthesise new spiroacetals. Cleavage of the C21-025 bond
and recyclisation to produce a furyl derivative is also described.