[reaction: see text] An efficient synthesis of the C10-C31 (BCDEF ring) portion of pinnatoxin A has been achieved. The key step is a highly stereoselective construction of the dispiroketal (BCD ring) system employing an intramolecular hetero-Michael reaction of a reversibly formed hemiketal alkoxide through the use of LiOMe.
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