Efficient and straightforward preparation of a building block for (−)-teubrevin G synthesis via chemically diversed oriented synthesis

A rapid and efficient methodology to highly functionalised molecular units well suited as scaffolds for diversity-oriented molecular construction in the synthesis of natural products is reported herein. A key macrocyclic intermediate in the synthesis of the neo-clerodane diterpene (−)-teubrevin G was successfully synthesized in a 5-step sequence in a 70% overall yield using a novel intramolecular coupling between an allylborating agent and a 1,5-dialdehyde moiety.