A 12-step asymmetric synthesis of thromboxane B (TxB) from 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran is described. The synthesis employs our organocatalytic aldol reaction of succinaldehyde to give a key bicyclic enal intermediate. From here, the synthetic strategy involves a conjugate addition of an alkenyl side chain to the bicyclic enal, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, and a highly -selective Wittig olefination of a hemiacetal. Key to success was minimizing redox operations and the manipulation of functional groups in the correct order.
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