Abstract
Racemic ligularone (2) and isoligulatone (18) were synthesized from the cis-4aβ, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-hexahydro-8β, 8aβ-dimethylnapthalen-1, 3(2H, 4H)-dione (11) by furannulation reaction with diethylprop-2-ynylsulphonium bromide, prepared from diethyl sulfide and propargyl bromide.