Distannoxane, 1,1,3,3-tetrabutyl-1,3-dichloro- → 3-chloro-6-[2-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]6-cyclopentyl-4-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one

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A solution of 2-Chloro-7-(3-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-5-cyclopentyl-5-hydroxy-3-oxo-heptanoic acid methyl ester (2.33 g, 5.6 mmol, from Step 1 below), and bis(dibutylchlorotin)oxide (1.38 g, 2.5 mmol), dissolved in toluene (18 mL) were heated at reflux for 30 mins. The resulting mixture was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography to give the title compound (1.57 g, 75% yield, two Steps).

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