Gh. Baker et al., SPIROACETAL SYNTHESIS FROM A KEY LACTONE INTERMEDIATE LEADING TO NOVEL C24 AND C25-SUBSTITUTED MILBEMYCINS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(15), 1994, pp. 2381-2384
The lactone intermediates (3), (4) and (5) are converted via lithium a
cetylide chemistry to a range of novel C24 and C25-substituted milbemy
cins. The methodology has been extended to afford milbemycins containi
ng 6,5-spiroacetal units.