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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: Tetrahedron. 2013 Apr 15;69(25):5205–5220. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.04.041

Scheme 23.

Scheme 23

Access to two diastereomeric carbon skeletons of armatol A. Reagents and conditions: a) MeLi, THF, −78 °C, 84%, 1:1 dr; b) MeMgBr, THF, −78 °C to 0 °C; c) K2CO3, MeOH, rt, 67%.