Abstract
The Diels-Alder adduct obtained from (E)-6-bromo-3-ethoxycarbonylmethylene-2-oxoindoline and trans-1, 3-pentadiene was successfully transformed into the diacetate of the aglycone of neosurugatoxin, which is the key intermediate in our first total synthesis of neosurugatoxin in 16 steps.