During a recent total synthesis of kibdelone C, a cytotoxic natural product isolated

Chapter 20, Problem 20.94

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During a recent total synthesis of kibdelone C, a cytotoxic natural product isolated from soil bacteria, the investigators treated compound 1 with acetone and catalytic aqueous acid to afford acetal 2 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 99569959). Propose a plausible mechanism for this transformation. OMe OMe Br OH O O OH OH OMe OMe Br O O OH

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