The total synthesis of (+)-cavicularin is described. The synthesis features an enantio-and regioselective pyrone Diels-Alder reaction of a vinyl sulfone to construct the cyclophane architecture of the natural product. The Diels-Alder substrate was prepared by a regioselective one-pot threecomponent Suzuki reaction of a non-symmetric dibromoarene.Scheme 1. Enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions of a-pyrones. BINOL = 1,1'-bi-2-naphthyl, Tf = trifluoromethanesulfonyl.Scheme 2. Retrosynthetic analysis of (+)-cavicularin. Scheme 3. Reagents and Conditions: a) [Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ], K 3 PO 4 , DMSO, 70 8C, 52 %; b) [Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ], K 3 PO 4 , KBr, dioxane, H 2 O, 55 8C; c) Grubbs II catalyst, CH 2 Cl 2 , 508C, 95 %; d) H 2 (600 psi), Pd/C, EtOAc, 60 8C, 87 %. pin = pinacolato.