1990 Volume 38 Issue 6 Pages 1781-1783
The polyether fragment 18 of tetronomycin (1) that contains the tetrahydrofuryl and tetrahydropyranyl groups has been synthesized via a Lewis acid-catalyzed coupling of a 2-methoxytetrahydrofuran 16 with a 2-(1-trimethylsilyl-2-propen-1-yl)tetrahydropyran 15.