Main observation and conclusion
A full account of the total synthesis of (-)-pallambins A—D (1-6) is described.The strategy was devised by simulating their biosyn-thetic pathway.The left-part bicyclo[3.2.1]octane system of pallambins C and D was efficiently constructed via a palladium-catalyzed oxidative cyclization.For construction of the right-part tetrahydrofuran/y-lactone moiety (C/D rings),initial attempts to synthesize the allylic alcohol 15 for an one-step Pd-mediated alkoxycarbonylation have failed.However,during the course of this work,an unprece-dented CH3Li-mediated method for conversion of bromoisoxazoline to the corresponding β-hydroxy nitrile has been discovered.