Asymmetric Total Synthesis of TAN-1085 Facilitated by Pd-Catalyzed Atroposelective C-H Olefination

Asymmetric total synthesis of TAN-1085 via Pd-catalyzed atroposelective C-H olefination is described. This synthesis features the gram-scale construction of axially chiral biaryls in an enantiopure form employing the readily available L-tert-leucine as the chiral transient auxiliary. The synthetic approach might provide a unified strategy for the total synthesis of natural products containing trans-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-diol motifs.