References
- For Prostaglandin synthesis : a) J. S. Bindra and R. Bindra, “Prostaglandin Synthesis”, Academic Press, 1977. b) A. Mitra, “The Synthesis of Prostaglandins”, John Wiley and Sons, 1977. c) S. M. Roberts and F. Scheinmann, “Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacological Activity of Prostaglanoids”, Pergamon Press, 1979. d) K.C. Nicolaou, G. P. Gasic, and W. E. Barnett, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 17, 293 (1978). For Brefeldin Synthesis : a) E. J. Corey, R. H. Wollenberg, and D. R. Williams, Tetrahedron Lett., 2243 (1976). b) R. Baudouy, P. Crabbe, A. E. Green, C. Le Drian and A. F. Orr, Tetrahedron Lett., 2973 (1977). c) P. A. Bartlett and F. R. Green III, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 100, 4858 (1978). d) T. Kitahara, K. Mori and M. Matsui, Tetrahedron Lett., 3021 (1979).
- N. Sueda, H. Ohrui and H. Kuzuhara, Tetrahedron Lett., 2039 (1979).
- M. Kawana and S. Emoto, ibid., 3395 (1975).
- H. Ohrui and S. Emoto, Agric. Biol. Chem., 40, 2267 (1976).
- Private communication from Dr. M. Kawana.
- Very recently, a synthesis of racemic Brefeldin A from the racemic XII has been announced by M. Honda, K. Hirata, H. Sueoka, T. Katsuki, and M. Yamaguchi at the 22nd Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products, Fukuoka, 1979, pp. 370.