The total synthesis of (+)-(30S)-bullanin, a highly cytotoxic Annonace
ous acetogenin, was effected by a convergent approach in which the key
core bis-2,2'-tetrahydrofuran stereocenters were introduced through a
combination of Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation and S(E)2' additi
ons of oxygenated nonracemic allylic stannane and indium reagents to g
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