“…The combined DCM filtrate and washings were evaporated to dryness. The residue was flash chromatographed (60g, SiO 2 , 50:1 DCM-CH 3 OH to afford 1.54 g (66%) of carboxylic acid 8 as a colorless oil: TLC R f 0.51 ( 1, 169.3, 156.5, 136.0, 128.6, 128.3, 128.1, 76.2, 70.7, 70.5, 69.5, 67.4, 57.6, 43.9, 36.5, 25.7, 24.4, 24.0, 23.4, 21.5, 18.1, 16.9, 16.7, 15.3, 11.5, -4.8, -5.5 7, 172.4, 169.7, 168.7, 167.3, 156.3, 136.0, 135.7, 133.1, 129.9, 128.6, 128.3, 128.1, 127.7, 78.6, 71.7, 70.7, 70.1, 67.3, 57.9, 56.4, 52.4, 46.0, 44.5, 39.2, 37.0, 29.7, 26.8, 24.8, 24.2, 24.1, 23.3, 22.9, 22.3, 21.4, 19.4, 16.9, 14.9, 11.4; FAB MS 961.4854 To amide 46 (0.367 g, 0.44 mmol) in CH 3 OH (5 mL) under N 2 at 0 °C was added acetyl chloride (50 μL, 69.5 mg, 0.88 mmol). The solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 min, diluted with DCM (40 mL), washed with 6% NaHCO 3 (20 mL) and H 2 O (10 mL), dried and NMR δ 201.7, 174.8, 169.3, 169.2, 168.6, 135.8, 128.6, 128.4, 128.2, 79.0, 78.8, 71.2, 69.9, 69.0, 68.9, 67.5, 57.5, 56.5, 56.4, 46.1, 42.8, 39.7, 36.8, 29.7, 24.9, 24.3, 24.3, 23.2, 21.5, 16.7, 14.8, 11.2; FAB MS 723.3735 204.5, 171.7, 170.1, 169.8, 167.7, 166.4, 156.7, 135.8, 128.6, 128.4, 128.2, 81.2, 72.4, 72.2, 71.3, 67.6, 57.8, 57.2, 47.0, 41.2, 39.2, 36.7, 25.3, 24.9, 24.4, 23.5, 22.8, 21.8, 20.8, 18.5, 16.4, 14.4, 10.6 …”