摘要:
                                Short, highly stereocontrolled, asymmetric total synthesis of the title amphibian alkaloids are described.  In the first stage the indolizidine ketone 11 is assembled from L-proline in enantiomerically pure form.  This short sequence proceeds in five laboratory operations and involves the novel intermediacy of an "unprotected" 2-acylpyrrolidine intermediate (Scheme VII).  The (Z)-alkylidene side chain of the target alkaloids are introduced by stereocontrolled aldol dehydration sequences (Schemes X and XI).  These enantioselective total syntheses confirm the structures and absolute configurations of the allopumiliotoxins 267A and 339B.