Facile construction of subunits 1 and 2 allowed the rapid assembly of the pentacyclic ring system 3 of the cytotoxic tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids. A surprising participation reaction was discovered, which necessitated revision of the stereochemical assignments of key intermediates en route to 3.
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