The daphniphyllum alkaloids have inspired organic chemists to devise novel strategies and to develop tailored methods aimed at synthesizing these complex structures.[1, 2] The daphmanidins constitute a recent addition to this structurally diverse class of alkaloids isolated from Daphniphyllaceae. These can be further categorized into two skeletal types, namely type A (hexacyclic) and type C (pentacyclic).[1] The characteristic feature of the A- ...