Chemistry Letters, Vol.36, No.2, 214-215, 2007
Chemical intertransformations of diverse bisdesmosidic furostanol saponins
An effective synthetic route towards four types of bisdesmosidic furostanol saponin was developed and 36 derivatives were designed and synthesized for antitumor investigation. The chemical intertransformations of these furostanol structures were discussed with respect to the E ring.