Formal total synthesis of (±)-tetrodotoxin

This dissertation details a formal total synthesis of (±)-tetrodotoxin, a potent sodium channel blocker, based on a transformation developed in these laboratories: the bimolecular oxidative amidation of phenols. The present route leads to the Du Bois intermediate in 27 steps from a commercial starti...

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Main Author: Xu, Sanjia
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59489