Scalable, Stereocontrolled Total Syntheses of () - Axinellamines A and B: (Molecule 15 to 17)

Su, S.; Rodriguez, R. A.; Baran, P. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 13922-13925.

Following a mysterious crash in Roswell, New Mexico, special agents Marc Gutierrez, Younggook Oh, and Brandon Jones are tasked with the investigation. They discover a crashed alien spacecraft and an injured humanoid. On the door of the craft, Agent Oh notices an odd insignia. Agent Gutierrez notes that it bears an uncanny resemblance to the synthesis of an organic compound.