N-Benzyl p-anisamide 6, on lithiation with 
 ButLi in the presence of HMPA, undergoes a stereoselective 
 anionic cyclisation with loss of aromaticity to give a bicyclic enone which 
 may be converted in nine steps to (±)-kainic acid.
                                    N-Benzyl p-anisamide 6 在 HMPA 存在下与 ButLi 发生
锂化反应,在失去芳香性的同时发生立体选择性阴离子环化反应,生成双环烯酮,该烯酮可通过九个步骤转化为 (±)-kainic acid。