Total Synthesis of Kopsone.
Kazutoshi TomoyaKazuaki KomiyaDaisuke NakajimaNariyoshi UmekuboSatoshi YokoshimaPublished in: Organic letters (2023)
A total synthesis of kopsone was achieved, featuring stereoselective preparation of an acyclic aldehyde having a protected hydroxylamine moiety via Ireland-Claisen rearrangement and intramolecular cycloaddition of an eight-membered cyclic nitrone to form the 2-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane skeleton.