Construction of the tricyclo[5.3.1.0^1,5]undecane system by a tandem pinacol rearrangement–ene strategy: a formal synthesis of (±)-perhydrohistrionicotoxin

Abstract

An advanced synthetic intermediate 4 for perhydrohistrionicotoxin 5 has been synthesized utilizing a novel tandem pinacol rearrangement–ene reaction as a key step.

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