Enantioselective total synthesis of (–)-xialenon A

Abstract
The first total synthesis of (−)-xialenon A (1) via conjugate allylation of a 1,5-cyclooctadiene-derived bicyclo[3.3.0]octenone 3 and an α′-hydroxylation on the more hinderd face of enone 9 using hypervalent iodine chemistry, is described.