Abstract
An efficient stereoselective synthesis of two 3,5-dialkyl-substituted indolizidine alkaloids is reported. The convergent syntheses are based on a novel sequence of a cross-metathesis (CM) reaction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone and a chiral homoallylic amine followed by a domino reaction involving hydrogenation, N-deprotection, and two diastereoselective reductive aminations. Our concept presents one of a few examples of a highly selective CM reaction in the synthesis of a natural product.

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