Multi-step reaction with 13 steps
1: 75 percent / NaH, TBAI / tetrahydrofuran
2: 80 percent / methanolic p-TsOH
3: 87 percent / N-p-toluenesulfonyl imidazole, NaH / tetrahydrofuran
4: 87 percent / BF3*Et2O
5: TBAF / tetrahydrofuran
6: Et3N
7: 1.) n-BuLi / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 20 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 40 min
8: imidazole / CH2Cl2 / 0.75 h
9: 1.) CuI / 1.) Et2O, from -78 to -40 deg C, 2.) Et2O, -78 deg C, 2.5 h
10: p-TsOH*H2O / benzene / 11 h / Ambient temperature
11: 98 percent / TBAF / tetrahydrofuran
12: 86 percent / Dess-Martin periodinane
13: 1.) LDA / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 20 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 15 min
With
1H-imidazole; copper(l) iodide; n-butyllithium; boron trifluoride diethyl etherate; tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride; tetra-(n-butyl)ammonium iodide; sodium hydride; Dess-Martin periodane; toluene-4-sulfonic acid; triethylamine; N-tosylimidazole; lithium diisopropyl amide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; dichloromethane; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/ja973286p