Enantioselective total synthesis of the novel antiproliferative metabolite (+)-hexacyclinol

An enantioselective total synthesis of the novel bioactive epoxyquinone natural product (+)-hexacyclinol, exhibiting promising growth inhibiting activity against cancer cell lines, has been accomplished from a readily available chiron derived from the Diels–Alder adduct of cyclopentadiene and p-benzoquinone.