Palladium-catalyzed cyclization-methoxycarbonylation of (2R, 3S)-3-methylpenta-4-yne-1, 2- diol (6) derived from (2R, 3S)-epoxy butanoate 7 followed by methylation gave the tetrahydro-2-furylidene acetate (−)-10, which was converted to the left-half aldehyde (+)-3. A Wittig reaction between (+)-4 and the phosphoranylide derived from the bithiazole-type phosphonium iodide 4 using lithium bis (trimethylsilyl) amide afforded the (+)- ...