Multi-step reaction with 9 steps
1: 93 percent / NBS / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / 3 h / 0 °C
2: 1.) TMEDA, n-BuLi / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 2 h, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 1 h
3: 76 percent / CuO, CuCl2 / acetonitrile / 4 h / 40 °C
4: chiral oxazaborolidine, BH3*SMe2 / tetrahydrofuran; toluene / 2 h / -23 - 0 °C
5: imidazole / dimethylformamide / Ambient temperature
6: 1.) t-BuLi, 2.) CuCN, 4.) PDC, 4A molecular sieves
7: 1.) LDA / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 1 h, 2.) THF, hexane, from -78 deg C to 5 deg C, 7 h
8: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C
9: Et3N / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 0 °C
With
1H-imidazole; N-Bromosuccinimide; dipyridinium dichromate; n-butyllithium; N,N,N,N,-tetramethylethylenediamine; dimethylsulfide borane complex; 4 A molecular sieve; chiral oxazaborolidine; potassium tert-butylate; tert.-butyl lithium; triethylamine; copper(II) oxide; copper dichloride; lithium diisopropyl amide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; 1,2-dichloro-ethane; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; toluene; acetonitrile;
DOI:10.1021/ja984250f