An asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-ivalin (4), a representative of antileukemic eudesmane sesquiterpenes, is described. The ene-aldehyde (6) was converted to the nearly optically pure alcohol (20) through the asymmetric double a1ky1ation reaction of the chiral ene- enamine (14). The ene-carbonyl cyclization of (25) with tin (IV) chloride afforded the core skeleton (26). The stereoinversion of hydroxyl group and further transformation furnished ( ...