A Stereoselective Synthesis of (-)-Isoiridomyrmecin. Application of the Asymmetric Aza-Claisen Rearrangement
(-)-Isoiridomyrmecin was synthesized stereoselectively in 6 steps starting from 1-hydroxymethyl-5-methylcyclopentene and utilizing the asymmetric aza-Claisen rearrangement as a key step.