文摘
The first total synthesis of natural, unsymmetrical 2鈥?3鈥?diacyloxy-p-terphenyls, thelephantin O (1) and terrestrins C and D (2 and 3, respectively), was achieved via a practical route which was also applicable to the synthesis of the symmetrical diesters vialinin A/terrestrin A (4) and terrestrin B (5). Compounds 1鈥?b>5 exhibited cytotoxicity against cancer cells (HepG2 and Caco2) with IC50 values of 13.6鈥?6.7 渭mol/L.