Stereoselective synthesis of the potentially biologically valuable 5
-lanosteroidal-type backbone wasachieved via anionic cycloaddition. Synthesis of the two new bicyclic Nazarov intermediates
14 and
40and their cycloaddition with chiral cyclohexenone
25 and further functional group manipulations resultedin highly functionalized tetracyclic intermediates
28 and
44. These synthetic intermediates could lead tothe total synthesis of new lanosterol-based inhibitors.