An indolizidine natural product, (±)-tashiromine, has been synthesized as a single diastereoisomer by a simple protocol. The key steps of the synthesis include a heterogeneous Sonogashira reaction and a stereoelectronically controlled reduction of a bicyclic pyridinium ion.
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