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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%.
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