A new, highly efficient synthesis of neopatulin (1) has been achieved through Lewis acid-catalysed aldol reaction of 2-formyl-1,3-dithiane (4) with 2-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-4-[(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-methyl]furan (5).
A new, highly efficient synthesis of neopatulin (1) has been achieved through Lewis acid-catalysed aldol reaction of 2-formyl-1,3-dithiane (4) with 2-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-4-[(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-methyl]furan (5).