Toward the stereoselective synthesis of zaragozic acid framework: A desilylation-aldol reaction approach

A convergent synthesis of the C3-C8 fragment of zaragozic acids is described. The key reactions include desilylation-aldol reaction, rearrangement induced by regioselective reductive cleavage, BAIB/TEMPO-Pinnick oxidation, esterification, silylation, and hydrogenolysis.