Total synthesis of (±)-Scrodentoid A

Abstract An efficient total synthesis of scrodentoid A was accomplished starting from a Hagemann's ester and a substituted (2-bromoethyl)benzene. Key reactions in this synthesis include C-alkylation of the Hagemann's ester, 6-endo-Trig cationic cyclization of an enone and Lewis acid promoted isomerization of a cis-fused ketone.