Author's Organization：Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University
The first synthesis of (±)-aurantioclavine by a convenient and practical five-step synthetic method, involving a new intra-molecular cyclization of nitro-olefin, is achieved starting from 3-formylindole with a 31% overall yield without using any protective groups.
