Indole diterpene synthetic studies. 8. The total synthesis of (+)-paspalicine and (+)-paspalinine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00030a046

The development of a unified synthetic strategy for the indole diterpene tremorgens has led to the first total synthesis of (+)-paspalicine (2) and (+)-paspalinine (3), in 22 and 23 steps, respectively. The cornerstone of the approach is the intermediacy