Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-mycoepoxydiene and related natural product (-)-1893A: Application of one-pot ring-opening/cross/ring-closing metathesis to construct their 9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-diene skeleton

The use of one-pot ring-opening/cross metathesis followed by a ring-closing metathesis reaction, allowing for the concise construction of the 9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-diene framework from a 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene derivative and 1,3-butadiene is described.