Atropisomerization of 1, 1′: 5′, 1 ″-ternaphthalene-2, 2′, 6′, 2 ″-tetrol (TERNOL) is very fast under basic conditions. The stereochemical instability is attributed to the nature of oxide anion of the central 2, 6-naphthodiol moiety. Ring-closing metathesis of 7, 7 ″- diallyloxy TERNOL results in intramolecular tethering in a high yield, which intrinsically inhibits the rapid isomerization. Bidentate sites in the tethered TERNOL are proved to ...