In this paper, the synchronization of the fractional-order generalized augmented Lu¨ system is investigated. Based on the predictor–corrector method, we obtain phase portraits, bifurcation diagrams, Lyapunov exponent spectra, and Poincare′maps of the fractional-order system and find that a four-wing chaotic attractor exists in the system when the system parameters change within certain ranges. Further, by varying the system parameters, rich dynamical behaviors occur in the2.7-order system. According to the stability theory of a fractional-order linear system, and adopting the linearization by feedback method, we have designed a nonlinear feedback controller in our theoretical analysis to implement the synchronization of the drive system with the response system. In addition, the synchronization is also shown by an electronic circuit implementation for the 2.7-order system. The obtained experiment results accord with the theoretical analyses,which further demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed synchronization scheme.