Stereoselective C-O Ring Construction: (+)-Pachastrissamine (Fujii/Ohno),
Aspalathin (Minehan), (+)-Varitriol (Ghosh), Aspercyclide A (Spivey), Etnangien (Menche) (+)-Pachastrissamine (3), also known as Jaspine B, induces apoptosis in melanoma cells by a caspase-dependent pathway. Nobutaka Fujii and Hiroaki Ohno…