A stereoselective synthesis of 14-membered macrolide hamigeromycin E (6) has been studied by employing ortho-lithiated formylation, Barbier allylation, Julia-Kocienski olefination, Mitsunobu esterification, and ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions. The final RCM reaction did not provide the target molecule. This study has prompted us to synthesize a stereoisomer of zeaenol and accomplish the total synthesis with the above protocols.