Multi-step reaction with 8 steps
1.1: lithium dicyclohexylamide / diethyl ether; hexane / 1 h / -78 °C
1.2: CpTiCl(O-diacetone-D-glucose)2 / diethyl ether; hexane / 2.5 h / -78 - -30 °C
1.3: 74 percent / diethyl ether; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C
2.1: 83 percent / imidazole; dimethylformamide / 72 h / 20 °C
3.1: 90 percent / DIBAH / CH2Cl2; hexane; methanol / 4 h / -78 - 20 °C
4.1: 90 percent / titanium(IV) chloride; (-)-sparteine / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / 0 °C
5.1: 87 percent / N,N-diisopropylethylamine; tetrabutylammonium iodide / CH2Cl2 / 18 h / 20 °C
6.1: 90 percent / sodium borohydride / tetrahydrofuran; H2O / 0 - 20 °C
7.1: pyridine / 2 h / 0 °C
8.1: sodium iodide; 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 3 h / Heating
With
pyridine; 1H-imidazole; sodium tetrahydroborate; titanium tetrachloride; tetra-(n-butyl)ammonium iodide; diisobutylaluminium hydride; lithium dicyclohexylamide; 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene; N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; sodium iodide; (-)-sparteine;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; 1,2-dimethoxyethane; diethyl ether; hexane; dichloromethane; water;
1.3: Duthaler aldol reaction;
DOI:10.1021/ol026040k