Abstract
The benzyl mesylate was employed to construct the tetrasubstituted tetrahydrofuran lignan with avoiding Friedel-Crafts type of reaction. The optically pure 7,8-trans, 7′,8′-trans, 7,7′-cis, and 8,8′-cis-virgatusin stereoisomers were synthesized. The enantiomeric excess was >>99%.