Condensation of salicylaldehyde (I) with 2-bromoacetophenone (II) produced benzofuranyl phenyl ketone (III), which was reduced to 2-benzyl benzofuran (IV) under Wolff-Kishner conditions. Subsequent Friedel-Crafts acylation of (IV) with anisoyl chloride (V) employing SnCl4 afforded ketone (VI). Methyl ether cleavage in (VI) with concomitant intramolecular cyclization, followed by dehydration by means of BBr3 gave rise to benzo naphthofuran (VII). This was brominated in AcOH to yield tribromo derivative (VIII). Mitsunobu coupling of (VIII) with (S)-methyl-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate (IX) furnished ether (X). Finally, the methyl ester group of (X) was hydrolyzed with KOH.