Multi-step reaction with 21 steps
1: 80 percent / methanolic p-TsOH
2: 87 percent / N-p-toluenesulfonyl imidazole, NaH / tetrahydrofuran
3: 87 percent / BF3*Et2O
4: TBAF / tetrahydrofuran
5: Et3N
6: 1.) n-BuLi / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 20 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 40 min
7: imidazole / CH2Cl2 / 0.75 h
8: 1.) CuI / 1.) Et2O, from -78 to -40 deg C, 2.) Et2O, -78 deg C, 2.5 h
9: p-TsOH*H2O / benzene / 11 h / Ambient temperature
10: 98 percent / TBAF / tetrahydrofuran
11: 86 percent / Dess-Martin periodinane
12: 1.) LDA / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 20 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 15 min
13: 1.) NaH
14: n-Bu3SnH, AIBN / toluene / 2 h / 80 °C
15: 77 percent / aq. Na2PO4 buffer, DDQ / CH2Cl2; 2-methyl-propan-2-ol / 0.05 h / Irradiation
16: 90 percent / Dess-Marti periodinane, NaHCO3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature
17: 1.) LiCl, diisopropylethylamine / 1.) CH3CN, RT, 10 min, 2.) CH3CN, RT, 20 h
18: (S)-2-methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine, BF3*THF / tetrahydrofuran; toluene / 0.08 h / 0 °C
19: p-TsOH*H2O / benzene / 2 h / Ambient temperature
20: 100 percent / 1M aq. LiOH / tetrahydrofuran / 48 h / Ambient temperature
21: 69 percent / lithium di-tert-butylbiphenylide / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -78 °C
With
1H-imidazole; lithium hydroxide; copper(l) iodide; n-butyllithium; boron trifluoride-tetrahydrofuran complex; 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile); lithium di-tert-butylbiphenylide; Na2PO4 buffer; boron trifluoride diethyl etherate; tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride; tri-n-butyl-tin hydride; sodium hydride; sodium hydrogencarbonate; Dess-Martin periodane; toluene-4-sulfonic acid; triethylamine; N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine; N-tosylimidazole; 2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone; lithium chloride; (S)-1-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-c][1,3,2]oxazaborole; lithium diisopropyl amide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; dichloromethane; toluene; tert-butyl alcohol; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/ja973286p