Multi-step reaction with 6 steps
1: 1.) NaOMe / 1.) MeOH, 30 min, 2.) MeOH, reflux, 3 h
2: 86 percent / H2 / PtO2 / ethyl acetate / 2327.2 Torr
3: KH, MeOH / diethyl ether / 4 h / Heating
4: oxalyl chloride, DMF / acetonitrile / 1.) 0 deg C, 15 min, 2.) -22 deg C, 15 min
5: acetonitrile; dimethylformamide / 1.) -22 deg C, 5 min, 2.) room temp., 1 h
6: 50 percent / 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dithia-2,4-diphosphetane-2,4-disulfide (Lawesson's reagent) / tetrahydrofuran / 18 h
With
Lawessons reagent; methanol; oxalyl dichloride; hydrogen; sodium methylate; potassium hydride; N,N-dimethyl-formamide;
platinum(IV) oxide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; ethyl acetate; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; acetonitrile;
DOI:10.1021/jo00269a024