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Rearranging complexity: The total synthesis of resveratrol dimers hopeanol (1) and hopeahainol A (2, see scheme) is described. By using a reagent‐driven pinacol rearrangement coupled with specific oxidation chemistry, the frameworks are constructed concisely and on scale. Moreover, the route has biogenetic implications that trace the origin of these compounds to more common dimeric family members.

A catalytic system based on iron(II) triflate, quinaldic acid and an ionic liquid allows the aziridination of olefins with equimolar amounts of iminoiodinane providing products in good to moderate yields.

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Rearranging complexity: The total synthesis of resveratrol dimers hopeanol (1) and hopeahainol A (2, see scheme) is described. By using a reagent‐driven pinacol rearrangement coupled with specific oxidation chemistry, the frameworks are constructed concisely and on scale. Moreover, the route has biogenetic implications that trace the origin of these compounds to more common dimeric family members.