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Org Lett
; 2(21): 3281-3, 2000 Oct 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11029190
ABSTRACT
The anticancer drug etoposide, 1, is prepared in 79% overall yield from readily available 4'-demethyl-4-epipodophyllotoxin, 3, and 4, 6-O-ethylidene-2,3-O-dibenzyl-D-glucose, 4, via a crystallization-induced stereoselective glycosidation reaction followed by catalytic hydrogenation.