A new variant of the intramolecular Diels-Alder oxazole (IMDAO) cycloaddition that provides direct access to 6-azaindoles was developed. The IMDAO reaction was applied in a total synthesis of the aminophenylpyrrole-derived alkaloid marinoquinoline A, also featuring the use of a Curtius reaction for preparation of a 5-aminooxazole, a propargylic C,H-bond insertion, an alkyne-allene isomerization, and a ruthenium-catalyzed cycloisomerization for benzene ring annulation to the 6-azaindole.

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