New Syntheses of Lunularic Acid and Some of Its Derivatives Efficient and convenient procedures are reported for the synthesis of lunularic acid (2) and for some of its derivatives on a preparative scale starting from the methyl ether 5 or the acetate 12 of ethyl 6-methylsalicylate (4) and introducing the bibenzyl moiety by metalation/ alkylation or by bromination / Wittig reaction/ hydrogenation sequences.