A convergent, stereocontrolled synthesis of the spiroketal fragment of calyculins A-H has been achieved. Key transformations include the novel iodine monobromide-induced iodocarbonate cyclization of (+)-19, efficient coupling of epoxide (+)-14 with the sterically hindered dithiane 15, and a multi-step, one-pot conversion of open-chain precursor (-)-13 to spiroketal (+)-11.