accomplished in 15 steps starting from commercially available gallic acid. Swern oxidation conditions, a Grignard reaction, Sharpless kinetic resolution, and regioselective ringopening of an epoxide with lithiumaluminumhydride (LAH) are the key features to install the basic core, dihydroxy phenyl propane 2. One hydroxyl group of this core was esterified with tiglic acid followed by the oxidation