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Samarium(II) iodide has been employed to promote a tandem intramolecul
ar nucleophilic acyl substitution/intramolecular ketyl-olefin coupling
cyclization sequence, generating bicyclic, tricyclic, and spirocyclic
ring systems in excellent yield and with high diastereoselectivity. T
his versatile reaction sequence allows entry to several different natu
rally occurring tricyclic systems containing the angular and linear tr
iquinane framework.