Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)- and (-)-vittatalactone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1290155

The asymmetric total synthesis of both enantiomers of (+)- and (-)-vittatalactone has been achieved using a desymmetrization strategy to create three methyl chiral centers. The key steps in these total syntheses are Myers asymmetric alkylation, copper-cat