An efficient method for the preparation of arylnaphthalenelignans (ANLs) was developed, which is based on the Photo-Dehydro-Diels–Alder (PDDA) reaction. While intermolecular PDDA reactions turned out to be inefficient, the intramolecular variant using suberic acid as tether linking two aryl propiolic esters smoothly provided naphthalenophanes. The irradiations were performed with a previously developed