[reaction: see text] A total synthesis of the bioactive naphthohydroquinone mollugin and the related naphthoquinone dimer microphyllaquinone is described. Both syntheses exploit the propensity of prenylated quinones to undergo tautomerization/oxa 6pi-electrocyclizations.
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