The equivalent of 32 years of work for a doctoral student!
First total synthesis:
Our team
J.Am.Chem.Soc.
2018,140,5365.
Type II
[5+2]
Synthetic challenges:
Bicyclo [4.4.1] A/B ring system
Strained bridgehead (anti-Bredt) double bond
8 stereocenters:two quaternary
This word: First total synthesis in 18 stes: Type II [5+2]