Several angular dihydrofurocoumarins have been isolated'from the heartwood of Ptaeroxylon obliquum (sneezewood) and most contain substituents in the dihydrofuran moiety. Moreover, a few including nieshoutin (cycloobliquetin, 4) contain three methyl groups in the dihydrofuran portion. 2 The assigned structure3 4 has been confirmed by synthesis. All the methods reported" for the synthesis of 4 make use of naturally occurring ...