The enantioselective total synthesis of the diazobenzofluorene antibiotic (-)-kinamycin C is reported. The approach involves tartrate-mediated, asymmetric nucleophilic epoxidation of a functionalized quinone monoketal to construct the highly substituted D-ring.
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