Elegant, efficient, and enantiospecific describe the first total synthesis of the quassinoid (−)-samaderine Y (see scheme), which has been shown to display in vitro cytotoxicity and is of interest as a potential antitumor agent. Its synthesis has been accomplished from (S)-(+)-carvone in 21 steps.
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