[Structure: see text] A mild and efficient [3+2] nitrile oxide/olefin cycloaddition allows coupling of the highly functionalized naphthalene and isocoumarin hemispheres of purpuromycin. A rationale of the inability of advanced keto alcohols to spirocyclize is presented based upon a systematic examination of the electronic factors present in these systems and suggests that the biosynthesis of purpuromycin does not proceed through open-chain intermediates.
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