Rhizoxin is a biologically interesting new antitumor macrolide recently isolated and has the unique structural features. It was divided into three moieties, right-wing, left-wing, and chromophore side-chain from a synthetic point of view. The synthetic study on the left-wing including the chromophore side-chain of 1 is now in progress and the results will be described soon in separate papers. ... Detailed characterization of each compound will be published soon, and all materials ...
