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. 2014 Jan 10;10:127–133. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.10.9

Table 1.

Synthesis of gigantamide A (7) by oxidation of dasyclamide (6).

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Entry Conditions Results

1 MnO2, dioxane, reflux no reaction
2 TPAP, NMO, ACN/DCM, rt incomplete reaction & close impurities
3 Py·SO3, TEA, DMSO, rt to 80 °C no reaction
4 PCC, CHCl3, rt incomplete reaction & difficulties in isolation
5 IBX, fluorobenzene/DMSO (9:1), 90 °C, 4 h 70% of aldehyde after purification.
6 PCC, CHCl3/DMSO (3:1), rt 30% of aldehyde (27) + 25% of gigantamide A + 30% of 28