Mb. Cid et G. Pattenden, STUDIES TOWARDS A TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF AMPHIDINOLIDE-B - STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF THE C-14-C26 POLYOL FRAGMENT, Synlett, (5), 1998, pp. 540
A practical synthesis of the C-14-C-26 polyol unit 2 in amphidinolides
B-1 and B-2, 1 is described which involves elaboration of the chiral
unsaturated aldehyde 4 and the chiral ketone 5, followed by crossed-al
dolisation of 4 and 5 in the presence of LiHMDS at -78 degrees C, as k
ey steps.