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[reaction: see text] An efficient synthesis of enone 4, representing the ABC ring motif of norzoanthamine, is presented. The crucial C22 quaternary center was introduced via a stereoselective methylation of enone 8. The trans-anti-trans relative configuration of the ABC framework of 4 was installed via a sequence of reactions that included a hydroboration and a modified Robinson annulation.
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