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Protection of (R)-glycidol (I) with trityl chloride (II) and TEA in dichloromethane gives the trityl ether (III), which is condensed with vinylmagnesium bromide (IV) in THF to yield the pentenol (V). The alkylation of (V) with allyl bromide (VI) by means of NaH in THF affords the allyl ether (VII), which is oxidized with O3 in methanol/dichloromethane, giving dialdehyde (VIII). Reduction of (VIII) with NaBH4 in ethanol provides diol (IX), which is treated with mesyl chloride and TEA in dichloromethane to afford the fully protected alcohol (X). Cyclization of (X) with 3,4-bis(3-indolyl)-1-methyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (XI) by means of Cs2CO3 in DMF yields the hexacyclic compound (XII), which is N-demethylated by reaction with KOH in refluxing ethanol to give the hexacyclic furan derivative (XIII), which is then treated with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) in hot methanol to afford the hexacyclic demethylated pyrrole (XIV). Elimination of the trityl protecting group of (XIV) with HCl in dichloromethane gives the methanol derivative (XV), which is treated with Br2, pyridine and triphenyl phosphite in dichloromethane to yield the bromomethyl derivative (XVI). Finally, this compound is treated with dimethylamine in DMF to provide LY-333531. Alternatively, compound (XV) is treated with methanesulfonic anhydride and pyridine in THF, giving the mesylate (XVII), which is then treated with dimethylamine as before.