A Concise Route to the Penitrem Series of Tremorgenic Mycotoxins: Preparation of an Oxocane-Fused Indole

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00261a046

In this paper we record an efficient synthesis of tricyclic aniline 4, an advanced intermediated which embodies the B-C-D rings of penitrem D (1).In addition, a diminutive version of the natural product, hexacycle 10, was prepared.