A stereoselective protection-free asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-chamuvarinin (1), a potent anticancer and antitrypanosomal agent, has been accomplished. The adjacently linked [bis­(tetrahydrofuran)]­tetrahydropyran (THF–THF–THP) core of this natural product with seven stereogenic centers was constructed in a completely substrate-controlled fashion. The inter-ring stereochemistry (threo,threo,threo) of the oxatricyclic core was established in a stereoselective fashion by a chelation-controlled Keck allylation, whereas the intraring cis or trans relative stereochemistry was controlled by a stereoselective internal alkylation.

A highly stereoselective asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-jimenezin (1), a potent anticancer acetogenin, was efficiently completed with the key feature being a sequential intramolecular amide enolate alkylation (IAEA). Our investigation to probe the origin of the complete stereoselectivity in the second IAEA step to form the conformationally flexible tetrahydrofuran with perfect stereocontrol identified the presence of the oxygen atom in the adjacent tetrahydropyran ring to be crucial.

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