[see reaction]. A novel palladium-mediated, ligand-controlled double cyclization is reported. The C2-symmetric diene produced was desymmetrized via Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation and was further transformed into a known intermediate in the synthesis of uvaricin.
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