Total and partialsyntheses of brefeldin analogues are described. (6R)-Hydroxy-BFA (5) was obtained through a total synthesis from (1S,2R)-2-[(trityloxy)methyl]cyclopent-3-ene-1-carbonitrile (cis-8) in 13 steps. The BFA lactam analogue 6 was prepared via the key building block 25, which was accessed in four steps from BFA (1). (7S)-Amino-BFC (7) was obtained from 7-dehydro-BFA (3) by reductive amination