The ant-associated iridoids nepetalactol, actinidine, dolichodial, isoiridomyrmecin, and dihydronepetalactone were prepared from citronellal using a divergent approach. Key features include a three-step synthesis of the individual antipodes of actinidine by a novel tandem cycloaddition/pyridine formation and a facile diastereoselective synthesis of both enantiomers of dolichodial.
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