Progress in natural product chemistry by the chiron and related approaches - synthesis of avermectin B1a

S. Hanessian, A. Ugolini, P. J. Hodges, Pierre Beaulieu, Daniel Dube, Christiane Andre
1987 Pure and Applied Chemistry  
A strategy for the total synthesis of avermectin Bla is presented based on aspects of the utilization of chirons derived from naturally-occurring starting materials, asymmetric synthesis, and computer-assisted stereochemical analysis.
doi:10.1351/pac198759030299 fatcat:zls7sq5z2zedpfnana3rh2f2tu