First synthesis of (±)-myristicyclin A.
The first synthesis of myristicyclin A, which was isolated from the Papua New Guinean plant Horsfieldia spicata, is described. The synthesis features acid-mediated hydroarylation reaction to form a dihydrocoumarin moiety, construction of the 2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane skeleton under acidic conditions, and regioselective Friedel-Crafts acylation at a later stage.