Wittigrearrangement of 3-furylmethyl ethers la-i was investigated. Deprotonation of 3-furylmethyl ethers la-i with bases, such as BuLi and LDA, occurred preferentially at the allylic, propargylic, benzylic positions and α-position adjacent to carbonyl group giving the corresponding anions, which underwent 2,3- and 1,2-rearrangements to afford 3-methyl-2-furylmethanols 2a-i and 3-furylethanols 3a-f