A series of 2-aryl-5-alkyl-7-methoxylbenzo[b]furan derivatives have been synthesized by utilizing the coupling of methyl 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-5-bromocinnamate with cuprous phenylacetylide as the key step. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, IR and MS. The structure of compound 14 was further confirmed by single crystal X-ray. Compound 17showed cytotoxic activity against human lung carcinoma A549.