Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi-Nakauchi, Yamashina, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
Abstract:
The first total synthesis of (±)-adunctin B (1), a natural product isolated from Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) and having antibacterial activity, was achieved in 1.26% overall yield in 15 steps from 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin-3-carboxylate (8).