Synthetic Studies toward the Construction of the <i>cis</i>-Decalin Portion of Superstolides A and B. Application of a Sequential Double Michael Reaction and an Anionic Oxy-Cope Rearrangement

Abstract

A highly convergent strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of the cis-decalin portion of the antitumor macrolide superstolide A was developed. The key reactions in our approach involve a sequential double Michael reaction and an anionic oxy-Cope rearrangement.