We present a practical synthesis of 2’-hydroxy-3’,4’,5’,6’-tetramethoxyacetophenone, a multi-substituted benzene derivative, via CuCl-catalyzed Ullmann-type coupling reaction with MeONa. 2’-Hydroxy-3’,4’,5’,6’-tetramethoxyacetophenone is the key intermediate for the total synthesis of various polymethoxyflavones. Subsequently, nobiletin, tangeretin, and gardenin A­D, are synthesized from this intermediate.

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