The asymmetric total synthesis of optically pure (–)‐gracilamine (1) was achieved by employing a bioinspired approach. The strategy involved elaboration of 3a‐arylhexahydroindole 7, a designed precursor, to 3a‐formylarylhexahydroindole 5, which upon heating with l‐leucine ethyl ester gave (–)‐1 efficiently.
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