(-)-Rosmarinecine (2) is the necine base portion of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid (-)-rosmarinine.(- )-Rosmarinecine is a representative of the group of pyrrolizidines that show a cis relationship between adjacent stereocenters C (1), C (7), and C (7a), in addition to a highly oxygenated skeleton.(-)-Rosmarinecine (2) has been synthesized in eight steps and 14.8% overall yield, as an illustration of a general approach for the construction of pyrrolizidines ...