Total synthesis of (+)-tedanolide

A convergent, stereocontrolled total synthesis of (+)-tedanolide (1), an architecturally complex marine antitumor macrolide, has been achieved in 31 steps (longest linear sequence). Highlights of the synthesis comprise a highly efficient dithiane union, followed by an Evans-Tishchenko "oxidation" to enable formation of the seco-ester in the presence of an oxidatively labile dithiane, a highly refined protecting group strategy, and a chemo- and stereoselective epoxidation at C(18,19).