“…[114] In 2013 Clive reported as ynthesis of compound 398, ac omplex polycyclicm olecule envisioned as an advanced intermediate in the synthesis of the unique fungal metabolites CP-225,917 (À)-(396)a nd CP-263-114 (+ +)-(397)( see Scheme 52). [115] Thel ength of the synthesis reflects the complexity of the structure and only the key steps of the synthetic route are discussed here,w ith focus on the Wittig-Still rearrangement. AD iels-Alder reaction of the cyclopentadiene derivative 400 with dimethyl fumarate,f ollowed by modification of ester moieties,their conversion to leaving groups,a nd subsequent substitution with cyanide,y ielded in five steps the bicyclicd initrile 401,w hich was converted in four operations to diacetate 402 and in additional six steps to hemiketal 403.Hemiketal 403 was transformed to tetracyclic lactone 404,t he fragmentation of which resulted in the tricyclic aldehyde 405.F urther modification afforded compound 406,akey intermediate containing the methyl acrylate moiety.D eprotonation at the a-position of the lactone functionality in 406 led to an intramolecular 1,4-addition to the acrylate and three further steps resulted in the formation of the highly rigid tetracyclic ring system in 407,w ith aw elldefined convex surface.A lkylation of the allylic alcohol 407 with iodomethyltributyltin yielded the stannyl methyl ether 408 in 85 %yield (Scheme 53).…”