Abstract Acidic condensation of 2, 4-dimethylfuran with acetaldehyde provided 2, 2′- ethylidenebis [3, 5-dimethylfuran](7) which added 1 equiv. of methyl bromopropynoate to give a major adduct 8. Regio-and stereoselective hydroboration of the latter 7- oxanorbornadiene derivative followed by alcohol protection and methanolysis of its β- bromoacrylate moiety gave (1RS, 2RS, 4RS, 5SR, 6SR, 1′ RS)-methyl 4-[1′-(3 ″, 5 ″- ...