Total Synthesis of Amphidinolide J

The marine natural product amphidinolide J has been synthesized according to a convergent strategy. The key steps of this synthesis include a B-alkyl Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and the addition of an alkynyllithium reagent to a Weinreb amide to build the C4-C5 and C12-C13 bonds, respectively, and a Yamaguchi macrolactonization.