November 9, 2021
ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 11,168,064 entitled, “Synthesis of thapsigargin, nortrilobolide, and analogs thereof,â€� on November, 9, 2021 to P. Andrew Evans and Dezhi Chen. The invention relates to the preparation of compounds of Formula I, including thapsigargin, nortrilobolide and 8-O-debutanoyl-thapsigargin from commercially available (R)-(-)-carvone via synthetic intermediate compound of formula 12 by pinacol coupling and in situ lactonization.