The C-9 diastereo
mer of a
mphidinoketide I has been synthesized. An asy
mmetric CuH-catalyzed hydrosilylation based on the Solvias nonrace
micJosiphos-related ligand (
R,
S)-PPF-P(
t-Bu)
2 was successfully used to introduce each of three stereocenters found in the target co
mpound.