An efficient enantioselective total synthesis of a trifluoromethyl analog of blastmycinolactol

A novel synthetic strategy for the total synthesis of fluorinated analog of blastmycinolactol has been developed using α-pinene based alkoxyallylboration, chelation controlled diastereoselective reduction, and a single step lactonization of the 1,4-diol to the γ-lactone as key steps.