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A new approach to the total synthesis of (+/-)-neorautenane 14 is desc
ribed, using the chemoselective coupling of benzodipyran 12 and o-chlo
romercuriophenol 13 as the key step. Compound 12 is synthesized in fou
r steps from chromanone 7.