Recent chemical methodology advances in the total synthesis of meroterpenoids

Heterogeneity of meroterpenoids arising from their dual biosynthetic origins is constantly provoking synthetic chemists to utilize their ingenuity and revise their retrosynthetic logic. By studying recent publications on meroterpenoid synthesis, tremendous advances in the field of synthetic organic chemistry can be witnessed. This feature article covers some of the most intriguing total syntheses and synthetic studies towards the meroterpenoid class of natural products from the last five years.