Abstract
The asymmetric total syntheses of (-)-rhynchophylline and (+)-isorhynchophylline were achieved in 17 and 16 steps, respectively, from butanal and ethyl acrylate. Our synthesis features Carreira ring expansion to construct the tetracyclic spirooxindole core in high diastereoselectivity and the use of Bosch's chiral lactam for preparation of enantioenriched cyclic imine.
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