Abstract
Agastaquinone is a tricyclic diterpenoid isolated from Agastache rugose. The first total synthesis of agastaquinone was accomplished based on intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation of aryl lactone followed by aromatization leading to the tricyclic phenol core structure as a key step.
Graphical Abstract
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