1. Organic Division I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500?007, India, (phone: +91‐40‐27191629;2. fax: +91‐40‐27160512)
Abstract:
The total synthesis of aspinolide A ( 1 ) was successfully achieved by an iterative acetylene? epoxide coupling strategy and a Yamaguchi lactonization as the key steps.