A Total Synthesis of (±)‐Codeine by 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition

Abstract

Nitrone cycloaddition on a dearomatized bicyclic phenol enabled the facile construction of the correctly configured phenanthrene skeleton of codeine. Further steps yielded allopseudocodeine in a completely diastereoselective manner and finally (±)-codeine by allylic transposition through the hydrolysis of chlorocodides. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.