Construction of an Advanced Taxane Synthesis Intermediate with an Oxygenated B-ring and a Non-Aromatic C-Ring through Intramolecular Pinacol Coupling at C-1-C-2
Advanced taxane synthesis intermediate 4 is available through a thirteen-step sequence wherein the key step is a stereoselective intramolecular pinacol coupling that joins C-1-C-2 within the eight-membered B-ring.