Total synthesis of 7-deoxy-6-O-methylfusarentin featuring a chelation-controlled 1,3-Reetz-Keck-type allylation.

The total synthesis of 7-deoxy-6-O-methylfusarentin (1) and a formal synthesis of 7-deoxy-6,8-O-dimethylfusarentin (2) has been successfully achieved in 10 steps. The described tactic underscores a diastereoselective strategy which incorporates a single acyclic reaction based on the initial stereocenter by means of a 1,3-chelation-controlled Reetz-Keck-type allylation.