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[reaction: see text] A short synthesis of epothilone B and D is reported. The key step for generating the C12-13-trisubstituted Z-double bond uses a ring-closing metathesis reaction of a disiloxane to form a nine-membered silicon-tethered ring.
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Gaich et al. (2005) studied this question.
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