The first enantioselective total synthesis of the bisnorditerpene( + +)-(5b,8a,10a)-8-hydroxy-13-methylpodocarpa-9(11),13-diene-3,12-dione (1)w as accomplished in 7s teps with 18.5 %o verall yield from known aldehyde and chiral epoxide. Key steps of the synthesis include ac ationic domino cyclization used to construct the [6,6,6] fused framework, and an oxidative dearomatization reaction used to form the 1,4-quinoid moiety.The bisnorditerpene rel-(5b,8a,10a)-8-hydroxy-13-methylpodocarpa-9(11),13-diene-3,12-dione (1) ( Figure 1) was isolated from Croton regelianus var.m atosii in 2010 by Pessoa et al. [1] This plant is used as traditionalm edicine in "Caatinga", Northeast region of Brazil, popularly known as "velame de cheiro". Bisnorditerpene (1)h as a[ 6,6,6] fused framework, three stereocenters, one of which is aq uaternary carbon. It consists of an ormald ecalin-type system, and au nique 1,4-quinoid moiety with as tereocenter (C-8), which is difficult to construct. This tricyclics keleton of bisnorditerpene (1)i safundamental skeleton of many diterpenoids, such as glypensin A, [2] piliferol, [3] and piliferalactone. [3] Due to the unique structure and potential biological activities, we designed as trategy to synthesize this bisnorditerpene. Ac ationic dominoc yclization [4] was employed to construct the fundamentalt ricyclic framework. The retrosynthetic analysis is outlined in Scheme 1. Bisnorditerpene (+ +)-1 couldb eo btained from intermediate 2 through an oxidatived earomatization reaction. The configuration of stereocenter( C-8) was also formed in this step. The phenol 2 couldb ed erived from 3 via several functional group transformations, including desulfurization, oxidation andd emethylation. It should be noted that the tricyclic skeleton 3 could be constructed from 4 by cationic domino cyclization in one step. To synthesizet he cyclization precursor 4 from 5 and 6,aCorey-Seebachu mpolungr eaction could be used.Our synthesis of bisnorditerpene(+ +)-1 commencedf rom the knownaldehyde 7. [5] Aldehyde 7 was treated with 1,3-propanedithiol, giving dithiane 5 [6] in 96 %y ield (Scheme 2). Lithiation of dithiane 5 under standard reactionc onditions followed by aC orey-Seebachu mpolung reaction [7] with epoxide 6,w hich was produced from geraniol derivative, according to the procedure outlined by Weimer and co-workers, [8] resulted in precursor 4 with ac hiral epxoide in good yield. The key precursor was prepared by two steps in this convergent way.Geraniol derivative 8 was treated with aS hi asymmetric epoxidation catalyst( the sugar-derived catalyst 9 [9] ), affording ep-Figure 1. Structure of bisnorditerpene (1), glypensin A, piliferol, and piliferalactone.Scheme1.Retrosynthetic analysis of (+ +)-(1).[a] S.