“…Given these attributes, it is unsurprising that the synthetic community has devoted significant attention to this collection of compounds,5 particularly to the challenges posed by the key shared domains within 1 – 5 . Indeed, since the inaugural total synthesis of securinine ( 1 ) by Horii in 1966,5a several other successful and highly creative approaches for forging their fused bicyclic butenolide domains have been disclosed, efforts that include selenoxide eliminations,5b,e,f,h,i,r intramolecular Wittig olefinations,5e,f,o,p,t–v ring‐closing metatheses,5j–p,s,x and alkylation of allylic bromides or mesylates 5a,h,i–m,q,t–v,x. However, most of these strategies require multiple steps to execute, typically constituting the longest (and least efficient) portion of the overall route.…”