Abstract(1S,2R,6R,7R)‐4‐Phenyl‐3,10‐dioxa‐5‐azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec‐4‐en‐9‐one ((+)‐5) obtained in 6 steps from theDiels‐Alderadduct of furan to 1‐cyanovinyl (1S)‐camphanate ((+)‐3) was reduced to the correspondingendo‐alcohol (−)‐6the treatment of which with HBr/AcOH provided (−)‐(3aS,4S,6R,7S,7aR)‐4β‐bromo‐3aβ,4,5,6,7,7aβ‐hexahydro‐2‐phenyl‐1,3‐benzoxazole‐6β,7α‐diyl diacetate ((−)‐17). Elimination of HBr with 1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene (DBU) and acidic hydrolysis furnished (−)