Brown, PatrickWillis, AnthonyLawrence, AndrewSherburn, Michael2015-12-071523-7060http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18200The total synthesis of the racemic natural products (±)- incarviditone and (±)-incarvilleatone has been accomplished in three steps via biomimetic dimerization of (±)-rengyolone. Homochiral dimerization of (±)-rengyolone affords (±)-incarviditone thrKeywords: 3-hydroxybutanal; aldehyde; aldol; benzofuran derivative; furan derivative; fused heterocyclic rings; incarviditone; incarvilleatone; rengyolone; article; Bignoniaceae; catalysis; chemical structure; chemistry; stereoisomerism; synthesis; X ray crystallog201210.1021/ol302042u2016-02-24