Substituted tetrahydrofuran derivatives play important roles as biological activities. A versatile method for the synthesis of beta-phosphonotetrahydrofurans has been developed based on Cu-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes. This transformation would provide a new pathway for the formation of Csp(3)-P and Csp(3)-O bonds in one step. Furthermore, this copper catalyst system can be used in the synthesis of beta-phosphonotetrahydropyrans and phosphono-gamma-butyrolactones. These reactions were also performed well by using 3 equiv of Mn(OAc)(3)center dot 2H(2)O as the oxidant without copper catalyst.