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The 3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyran Approach to (+)-Milbemycin β3. Part 2. An Improved Synthesis of (2R,4S,6S,8R,9S)-2--8,9-dimethyl-4-(dimethyl-t-butylsilyloxy)-1,7-dioxaspiroundecane
Kocienski, Philip J.,Street, Stephen D. A.,Yeates, Clive,Campbell, Simon F.
, p. 2189 - 2194 (1987)
A more efficient synthesis of the title compound (2), previously used in a total synthesis of (+)-milbemycin β3 (1), is described.The key step in the sequence involves a nucleophilic cleavage of the oxirane (4) by the organocuprate derived from