Chlorosuccinimide → (13E)-10-[(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-16-[1-(3-phenyloxiran-2-yl)ethyl]-1,4-dioxa-8,11-diazacyclohexadec-13-ene-2,5,9,12-tetrone

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Likewise, cryptophycin 3 (about 40 mg, 0.063 mmol) is put into 2:1 DME/H2O (about 6 mL) and N-chlorosuccinimide (0.075 mmol) is added and is heated at about 60-70 C for about 24 hours. A further quantity of NCS (8 mg) is added and continue heating for about another 24 hours. The solvent is removed and the residue subject to HPLC (35% H2O/CH3CN 6 mL/min) to give the desired cryptophycin compounds. The resulting mixture is further purified by HPLC using methanol/water (about 4:1) to obtain the desired purified cryptophycin compounds.

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