Stereochemical determination of dictyostatin, a novel microtubule-stabilising macrolide from the marine sponge Corallistidae sp.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: copies of 1D and 2D NMR spectra, tables of spectral data and calculated torsion angles. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b316390c/

Abstract

The relative stereochemistry of the 22-membered marine macrolide dictyostatin, a Taxol-like antimitotic agent, was determined based on a combination of extensive high field NMR studies, including J-based configuration analysis, and molecular modelling.