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(57) Abstract: The present invention is useful for the production of paclitaxel, paclitaxel analogs and intermediates thereof, wherein the following formula (wherein P 1 is a hydroxyl protecting group, R 1 is an alkyl group, an olefin group, an aromatic group) Which is an aromatic group, an O-alkyl group, an O-olefin group, or an O-aromatic group, wherein Z is a substituted phenyl residue or an N-imide residue. Also provided are methods of forming the compounds of the present invention. |