Convenient and Short Route to a Key Intermediate in the Synthesis of Forskolin

Abstract
The intermediate 2, previously used in several synthetic sequences toward forskolin (1), has been synthesized from enone 3. The key step in the sequence is the 1,3-oxidative rearrangement of the tertiary alcohol 5, which allowed the easy introduction of the keto group at C-6 of 2.

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