Multi-step reaction with 7 steps
1.1: diethyl ether; tetrahydrofuran / 3 h / -78 - 0 °C
2.1: t-BuLi / diethyl ether; pentane / 0.5 h / -78 °C
2.2: CuCN / diethyl ether; pentane / -78 - -30 °C
2.3: diethyl ether; pentane; tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / -78 °C
3.1: 2,6-lutidine / dimethylformamide / 1 h / 0 °C
3.2: MeI / diethyl ether / 12 h / 20 °C
3.3: 811 mg / K2CO3 / CH2Cl2; methanol; H2O / 3 h / 20 °C
4.1: m-CPBA / CH2Cl2 / 3 h / 20 °C
5.1: NaBH4; CeCl3*7H2O / methanol / 1 h / -78 °C
6.1: imidazole / CH2Cl2 / 0.5 h / 20 °C
7.1: LiEt3BH / tetrahydrofuran / 2 h / 0 °C
7.2: 121 mg / N-methylmorpholine oxide hydrate / TPAP / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / 20 °C
With
1H-imidazole; 2,6-dimethylpyridine; sodium tetrahydroborate; cerium(III) chloride; tert.-butyl lithium; lithium triethylborohydride; 3-chloro-benzenecarboperoxoic acid;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; diethyl ether; dichloromethane; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; pentane;
DOI:10.1021/ja0650504