A concise formal total synthesis of (+/-)-strychnine by using a transannular inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction of a [3](1,3)idolo[3](3,6)pyridazinophane.
Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, A1B 3X7, Canada. gbodwell@mun.ca
Graham J
GJ
Bodwell
Jiang
J
Li