First Synthesis of (±)-Basidifferquinone C, an Inducer for Fruiting-Body Formation in Polyporus arcularius

Basidifferquinones, isolated from Streptomyces sp., are potent inducers of fruiting-body formation in the basidiomycete, Polyporus arcularius. The first synthesis of (±)-basidifferquinone C was accomplished by starting from 3,5-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.