2005 Volume 81 Issue 7 Pages 244-256
Borrelidin is a natural product possessing a variety of biological activities. Its total synthesis has been reported by several groups including those of Morken, Hanessian, Theodorakis and ourselves and two other synthetic studies toward the total synthesis have also been described by the groups of Haddad and Negishi. All these synthetic methods are reviewed herein.
(Contributed by Satoshi OMURA, M.J.A.)