Multi-step reaction with 6 steps
1: 83 percent / zinc dust, iodine / benzene; diethyl ether / 1.) 15 min, reflux, 2.) 2h, reflux
2: 1.) p-TsOH, 2.) 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) / 1.) benzene, reflux, 2h, 2.) reflux, 4h
3: 88 percent / aq. KOH / methanol / 1 h / Heating
4: 88 percent / anhydrous HF / 15 h / Ambient temperature
5: 95 percent / Sodium borohydride / dimethylformamide / 6 h / Ambient temperature
6: 62 percent / p-TsOH / benzene / 0.75 h / Heating
With
potassium hydroxide; sodium tetrahydroborate; hydrogen fluoride; iodine; toluene-4-sulfonic acid; 2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone; zinc;
In
methanol; diethyl ether; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/jo00158a012