Jincheng Yang †,a,b , Tao Yang †,a , Youfu Luo a , Jun He b , Jianyou Shi c and Aihua Peng* ,a ... Received September 10, 2010: Revised February 17, 2011: Accepted February 21, 2011 Abstract: The convergent total synthesis of tarennane has been accomplished in six steps starting from commercially available phloroglucinol and guaiacol; the key step of the synthesis relies on a highly regioselective Heck reaction applying iodophenol and PdCl2(PPh3)2. ...