Step-economic synthesis of (+)-crocacin C: a concise crotylboronation/[3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement approach.

The step-economic total synthesis of (+)-crocacin C has been achieved in 20% yield from commercially available starting materials. This approach requires the isolation of only 8 intermediates and can provide a reliable supply of (+)-crocacin C for the development of new antifungal and crop protection agents.