Abstractmagnified imageA stereoselective total synthesis of (+)‐cryptocarya diacetate (1) was achieved by two different routes (Schemes 2 and 3). The sequences involve LiAlH4/LiI reduction, ring‐closing metathesis, Prins cyclization, Wacker oxidation, and Wittig olefination reactions as key steps.
Abstractmagnified imageA stereoselective total synthesis of (+)‐cryptocarya diacetate (1) was achieved by two different routes (Schemes 2 and 3). The sequences involve LiAlH4/LiI reduction, ring‐closing metathesis, Prins cyclization, Wacker oxidation, and Wittig olefination reactions as key steps.