The title compound, C(6)H(13)O(3)PSe, was obtained in the reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2-seleno-1,3,2-dioxaphospho-r-inane potassium salt with methyl iodide. The seleno-methyl group is in the axial position in relation to the six-membered dioxaphospho-rinane ring.

A unified approach for the construction of the potent marine antitumor agents (+)-tedanolide (1) and (+)-13-deoxytedanolide (2) is described. Highlights of the synthetic strategy include the development of a versatile bifunctional dithiane-vinyl iodide linchpin, the unorthodox use of the Evans-Tishchenko reaction, and a late-stage high-risk stereocontrolled introduction of the C(18,19) epoxide ...

On the basis of in vitro inhibition of tumor cell growth, IFNs have been generally considered to be antiproliferative proteins. To probe further the potential mechanisms of the antitumor effects of IFNs, we have assessed apoptosis in response to IFN-alpha2 and IFN-beta in cell lines of varied histologies, with a focus on melanomas. Many of the cell lines tested underwent apoptosis in response t...