Abstract
(-)-Epigoniofufurone is synthesised in a very efficient way from diacetone glucose in 6 steps in 30% overall yield. The highlight of our synthesis is a fortuitous one-pot elaboration of 2-deoxy-3,6-anhydro-1,4-glyconolactone skeleton present in the natural product by a bis-cyclisation process accompanying the Wittig reaction of 2-hydroxy free lactol with the title ylide.

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