Abstract
An efficient synthesis of (±)-cycloillicinone was accomplished in five steps from sesamol. The title compound was obtained via a biomimetic Diels–Alder cycloaddition between illicinone A and β-trans-ocimene as the key step.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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