Full details of the synthesis of N-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-1, 2, 9, 9a-tetr~ ydrocyclopropa [c] benz [e] indol-4-one [N-BOC-CBI (6)] constituting a more stable functional analogue of the CC-1065 left-hand subunit are described. The resolution of an immediate CBI synthetic precursor,(+)-and (-)-14, the unambiguous establishment of the absolute configuration, and the incorporation of (d=)-,(+)-, and (-)-14 into the synthesis of racemic and optically active ...