Total syntheses of hyperaspidinols A and B enabled by a bioinspired diastereoselective cascade sequence

Abstract A bioinspired acid-triggered hemiacetalization/dehydration/[3 + 3]-type cycloaddition cascade process was disclosed, diastereoselectively furnishing furo[2,3-b]chromene skeleton under mild conditions. The viability of this approach was demonstrated by syntheses of a series of furo[2,3-b]chromene and pyrano[2,3-b]chromene derivatives. The successful total syntheses of two lignan-phloroglucinol hybrids, hyperaspidinols A and B, exemplified the synthetic utility of our biomimetic methodology.