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The cycloaddition of spirobutenolide 3 to the homochiral cyclopentadiene 1 at 6.5 kbar leads exclusively to cycloadduct 5. Subsequent Diels-Alder or Michael additions again favour the cyclohexenone double bond; this perfect chemo- regio- and face selectivity was employed for a short and efficient approach to the wistarin framework.
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