Stereoselective Total Synthesis of (3R,8S)-Falcarindiol, a Common Polyacetylenic Compound from Umbellifers

Abstract
The first stereoselective total synthesis of (3R,8S)-falcarindiol (1) from l-tartaric acid and d-xylose is reported, via the Cadiot−Chodkiczwicz reaction, to couple 1-bromoalkyne (2) with 3(R)-(tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)-1-penten-4-yne (3).