A highly stereoselective synthesis of (+)-olivin, the aglycon of olivomycin A

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00190a036

The first total synthesis of (+)-olivin (1), the naturally occurring enantiomer of the aglycon of olivomycin A, is described. The synthesis is highly stereoselective, featuring the reaction of (γ-methoxyallyl)boronate 21 with chiral aldehyde 17 and the ad