ChemInform Abstract: The Total Synthesis of Frondosin B.
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A highly efficient total synthesis of frondosin B (VII) via the key intermediate (III) is described. Key steps of the synthesis are the seven-ring formation by cyclization of (II) and a Diels—Alder reaction with nitroethylene (V) to construct the A ring.