[structure: see text] The potential antitumor agent (-)-dictyostatin has been synthesized utilizing Brown crotylboration to achieve eight of the eleven chiral centers. The yield for the 26-step longest sequence is approximately 4%. The C9-C10 coupling is achieved via a stereoselective vinylzincate addition.
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