accomplished the first total synthesis of astrosterioside A (1), a characteristic
asterosaponins with potent anti-inflammatory activities, with a convergent linear sequence
of 24 steps and in a high 6.8% overall yield. The synthesis features stereoselective HWE
olefination to construct the steroidal 20(22)E-ene-23-one side chain (11+14→15),
regioselective glycosylation of the xylopyranoside 4-OH (8+9→18), and highly efficient gold(I)-catalyzed …