A facile synthesis of (±)-sporochnol A, starting from readily available monoketal of 1,4-cyclohexanedione in high overall yield, is described. The key step is the alkylation of monoketal of 1,4-cyclohexadione with geranyl bromide mediated by chromium(II).
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