The first total synthesis of the furanobutenolide-derived
cembranoid
diterpenoid havellockate is disclosed. Our convergent strategy employs
a Julia–Kocienski olefination to join two enantioenriched fragments
to produce a diene that is subsequently used in a propiolic acid esterification/Diels–Alder
cascade. This sequence generates the fused carbocyclic core of the
natural product in short order. A challenging Zn-mediated Barbier
allylation then forges the final C–C bond and also establishes
two vicinal stereogenic centers. Finally, a Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidation
facilitates the formation of the β-hydroxybutanolide to complete
the total synthesis.
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