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A synthesis of (+)-desmethoxymitomycin A is described. The critical st
ep is a highly stereoselective cyclization of an aziridinyl radical to
afford a tetracycle having the same relative and absolute stereochemi
stry as mitomycin A and C. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights r
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