Total Syntheses of (+)- and (–)-Pestalotiopsin A

S2 The following reaction was carried out under Ar. To a cooled (–25 °C) stirred solution of 3-trimethylsilylpropiolic acid1 (4.95 g, 34.8 mmol) in THF (100 mL) were added Et 3N (9.4 mL, 67 mmol) and PivCl (4.0 mL, 33 mmol). ................
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