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The 14-membered macrocycle 3, an advanced intermediate in a synthetic appro
ach to lophotoxin, was prepared from stannane 20 using an intramolecular St
ille coupling. The acyclic structural analogues 6 and 7 were obtained by an
alogous intermolecular coupling reactions. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. A
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