[reaction: see text] Oxidative cyclizations of 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)furan derivatives provide spirobutenolide acetals directly; on the basis of this methodology, we describe an asymmetric synthesis of a tricyclic spirobutenolide precursor to the C(7-18) fragment common to lituarines A-C.
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