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Org Lett
; 13(5): 1056-9, 2011 Mar 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21268595
ABSTRACT
Readily available C-acylated cycloalkanones undergo efficient Pd catalyzed ring closure/cross-coupling providing 7-substituted tetrahydroxanthones in a single operation. One of the synthesized derivatives (depicted) is shown to selectively kill pancreatic cancer (PANC-1) cells under conditions of nutrient deprivation indicating that the tetrahydroxanthone is responsible, in part, for the "antiausterity" effects of the naturally occurring kigamicins.