%0 Journal Article
%@ 1523-7060
%A Wipf, P
%A Soth, MJ
%D 2002
%F pittir:20448
%J Organic Letters
%N 10
%P 1787 - 1790
%T Synthesis of the C(1)-C(18) segment of lophotoxin and pukalide. Control of 2-alkenylfuran (E/Z)-configuration
%U http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/20448/
%V 4
%X Matrix presented The convergent synthesis of the fully functionalized C(1)-C(18) segment 24 of the furanocembranes lophotoxin and pukalide was accomplished in 11 steps and 10% overall yield. The key step was a stereoselective conversion of alkynoate 21 to trimethylsilyl 2-alkenylfuran 22.