Using a two-directional strategy, a concise synthesis of a pseudo C2-symmetric tetrabenzyl ether of a hexaol diketone was accomplished. Hydrogenolysis of this compound in the presence of acetic acid and subsequent peracetylation triggered a group-selective intramolecular acetalization to give the desired 2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivative with correct relative and absolute configurations at all