Métodos de preparação de lactonas de anel médio Methods for the preparation of medium ring lactones

Abstract

There are several natural products bearing medium ring lactone moieties, which are those containing a ring size in the range of 8 to 11 members. This review intends to cover the last 10 years (1996-2005) of the literature concerning the synthesis of medium ring lactones.

Keywords

• medium ring lactones
• macrocycles
• synthetic methods