Synthesis, resolution, and absolute stereochemistry of (-)-blestriarene C
A naturally occurring 1,1′-biphenanthrene, blestriarene C (1), was prepared in 13 steps and 30% overall yield. The key steps are the ester-mediated nucleophilic aromatic substitution on 2,6-ditert-butyl-4-methoxyphenyl 5-isopropoxy-2-methoxybenzoate (4) b