Abstract
An efficient synthesis of 7‐keto‐Gö6976 (ICP‐103) (3) is described that employs palladium(II) triflate in the final oxidative cyclization step.
Acknowledgments
This investigation was supported in part by the donors of the Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), administered by the American Chemical Society, the National Institutes of Health (CA 82220), and Wyeth.