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Molecules 2007, 12, 1420-1429 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Full Paper An Efficient and Rapid Synthetic Route to Biologically Interesting Pyranochalcone Natural Products Yong Rok Lee*, Xue Wang and Likai Xia School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel: +82-53-8102529;Fax: +82-53-8104631; E-mail: yrlee@yu.ac.kr Received: 29 June 2007; in revised form: 10 July 2007 / Accepted: 10 July 2007 / Published: 12 July 2007 Abstract: An efficient and concise total synthesis of naturally occurring