Abstract: A common carbon skeleton bicyclo [9.3. 1] pentadecatriene of taxachitrienes was synthesized in its des-methyl form in short steps. The key step was Nicholas-Hosomi type reaction in the acidic cyclization between ene-yne biscobalthexacarbonyl complex electrophile with allyltrimethylsilane nucleophile. Decomplexation of the biscobalthexacarbonyl was achieved with a tin hydride and NBS in 1, 4-cyclohexadiene ...
