Author's Organization:Faculty of Farmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Faculty of Farmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Faculty of Farmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Faculty of Farmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
Four coumarins (1-4) were synthesized by routes shown in Charts 2-5, respectively. A proposed structure for a new coumarin isolated from Artemisia carviforia was incorrect, and the structure of coumarin should be represented by formula (3).