A schizandrin analogue 9, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12-hexamethoxy-6,7-dihydroxy-cis-6,7-dimethyl dibenzocyclooctadiene, is one of the metabolites of schizandrin with comparable anti-convulsion activity. In this paper, compound 9 was synthesized from gallic acid through the following sequence of reactions: