The synthesis of enantiopure ABCE and ABCD tetracyclic advanced intermediates en route to madangamine alkaloids and studies for the construction of the triunsaturated 15-membered D ring of madangamine B and the saturated 13-membered D ring of madangamine E are reported.
Keywords: alkaloids; macrocycles; madangamines; skipped dienes; total synthesis.
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