Multi-step reaction with 9 steps
1: 1.) potassium hexamethyldisilazide / 1.) toluene, THF, 0 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, toluene, 2 h
2: 1.) n-butyllithium / 1.) ether, hexanes, -78 deg C, 1 min, 2.) ether, hexanes, -78 deg C, 2 min
3: 1.) 18-crown-6, potassium hexamethyldisilazide / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 15 min, 2.) THF, -78 deg C, 1 h
4: 77 percent / lithium aluminum hydride / diethyl ether / 2 h
6: 86 percent / potassium carbonate / methanol / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature
7: 93 percent / Dess-Martin periodinane / CH2Cl2 / 0.5 h
8: 70 percent / pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate / 2-methyl-propan-2-ol / 48 h / Heating
9: 77 percent / m-chloroperbenzoic acid, sodium bicarbonate / CH2Cl2 / 22 h / Ambient temperature
With
lithium aluminium tetrahydride; n-butyllithium; 18-crown-6 ether; pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate; potassium hexamethylsilazane; sodium hydrogencarbonate; potassium carbonate; Dess-Martin periodane; 3-chloro-benzenecarboperoxoic acid;
In
methanol; diethyl ether; dichloromethane; tert-butyl alcohol;
DOI:10.1021/jo971591n