@article { ISI:000354908300034,
	title = {Formal Synthesis of (+/-)-Tetrodotoxin via the Oxidative Amidation of a Phenol: On the Structure of the Sato Lactone},
	journal = {ORGANIC LETTERS},
	volume = {17},
	number = {10},
	year = {2015},
	month = {MAY 15},
	pages = {2424-2427},
	abstract = {A formal total synthesis of (+/-)-tetrodotoxin that relies on the bimolecular oxidative amidation of a phenol is described, and a structural correction of the Sato lactone, an important tetrodotoxin intermediate, is provided. This work lays the foundation for an ultimate enantioselective synthesis.},
	issn = {1523-7060},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00935},
	author = {Xu, Sanjia and Ciufolini, Marco A.}
}
