The compound with all the necessary functional groups of the KLM ring system in ciguatoxin, which is one of the most complicated toxic substances of marine origin, was synthesized stereoselectively. The crucial steps involve construction of the ethynyl alcohol, the δ-valerolactone, and the natural acetals.
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