Condensation of 2-fluoro-4-methylpyridine (I) with ethyl 4-fluorobenzoate (II) by means of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide provides the diaryl ethanone (III). Subsequent nitrosation of ketone (III) with tert-butyl nitrite under acidic conditions furnishes oxime (IV). Cyclization of keto oxime (IV) with trimethylacetaldehyde (V) in the presence of ammonium acetate in boiling AcOH proceeds with concomitant hydrolysis of the fluoro group to produce the N-hydroxy imidazole (VI). Reduction of (VI) employing TiCl3 gives imidazole (VII). Finally, the photochemical cyclization of diarylimidazole (VII) leads to the target tetracyclic compound (1, 2).