F. Canfarini et al., FLUORODEHYDROXYLATION OF ANTHRACYCLINONES WITH DAST SYNTHESIS OF 8-(S)-FLUORODAUNORUBICIN, Tetrahedron letters, 34(29), 1993, pp. 4697-4700
8-(S)-fluoro-daunomycinone is obtained from daunomycinone in 5 synthet
ic steps and coupled with daunosamine to give, after two further depro
tection steps, 8-(S)-fluorodaunorubicin, DAST [(diethylamino)sulfur tr
ifluoride] accomplishes the fluorodehydroxylation reaction in the ring
-A of a protected anthracyclinone with retention of configuration.