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The synthesis of a carbovir analogue, (+/-)-homocasbovir (3) was achieved f
rom norbornadiene (4) in seven steps and 27% overall yield. This route invo
lves a Meinwald-type rearrangement, an acid-hydrolysis of N-tosyl bicyclic
enamine 5, and a Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling reaction.