T. Okita et M. Isobe, SYNTHESIS OF THE PENTACYCLIC INTERMEDIATE FOR DYNEMICIN-A AND UNUSUALFORMATION OF SPIRO-OXINDOLE RING, Tetrahedron, 50(38), 1994, pp. 11143-11152
A pentacyclic compound was synthesized as an important intermediate of
antitumor antibiotic dynemicins. The key step was the intramolecular
Heck reaction using catalytic Pd reagent. During the course of the syn
thetic studies, an unusual spiro ring compound was found to be produce
d via intramolecular conjugate addition.