title: Synthesis of the reported structure of the bisbenzoquinone lanciaquinone, isolated from Maesa lanceolata.
abstract: Lanciaquinone, isolated from Maesa lanceolata, was originally assigned as a bisbenzoquinone with a C14-chain linking the two quinone rings. A synthesis of the reported structure, in which the key step is a double Claisen rearrangement, suggests that the structure of the natural product needs to be revised.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Loic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guillonneau
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Moody
mesh_terms: D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D029623:Primulaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D016227:Benzoquinones; C533295:lanciaquinone; C004532:quinone