Total Synthesis of (+)-Pancratistatin by the Rh(III)-Catalyzed Addition of a Densely Functionalized Benzamide to a Sugar-Derived Nitroalkene.

Herein, we report the concise total synthesis of (+)-pancratistatin, accessed in a 10-step linear sequence from commercially available inputs. The convergent synthesis features a highly diastereoselective Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H bond addition to a d-glucose-derived nitroalkene and a late-stage intramolecular transamidation to furnish the B ring lactam.