A convenient method is presented for the asymmetric synthesis of axially chiral 1, 1′: 5′, 1 ″-and 1, 1′: 4′, 1 ″-ternaphthalenes via the ester-mediated nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Thus, treatment of dimenthyl 1, 5-dimenthoxynaphthalene-2, 6- dicarboxylate and its regioisomer, dimenthyl 1, 4-dimenthoxynaphthalene-2, 3- dicarboxylate, with 2-methoxynaphthalen-1-ylmagnesium bromide gave enantiomerically ...