A highly stereoselective total synthesis of polyrhacitide B is reported. Key reactions
are an iodocyclization protocol developed in our group, the Maruoka asymmetric allylation,
the Bartlett–Smith iodocarbonate cyclization, and iodolactonization.
Key words
natural products - total synthesis - iodine-catalyzed cyclization - asymmetric allylation
- iodocarbonate cyclization - oxidative cleavage