The 3, 3′-di-O-methyl derivative (15) of the bis-C-aryl glycoside natural product ardimerin (1) has been synthesized in 11 steps from 2, 3, 4, 6-tetrabenzylglucose (2) and 1, 2, 3- trimethoxybenzene (3). Key steps in the synthesis involve a Lewis acid mediated Friedel–