Y. Morimoto et M. Iwahashi, SYNTHETIC STUDY ON STEMONA ALKALOIDS - HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE CONSTRUCTION OF ALPHA-METHYL-GAMMA-LACTONE SUBSTITUTED 1-AZABICYCLO[5.3.0]DECANES, Synlett, (12), 1995, pp. 1221
Tricyclic ring system 6, common central structure present in most Stem
ona alkaloids, was stereoselectively constructed through TMSOTf cataly
zed condensation reaction of alpha-t-butyldioxypyrrolidine 13 with 3-m
ethyl-2-trimethylsilyloxyfuran and subsequent azepane ring formation v
ia intramolecular N-alkylation of iodide 17.