Multi-step reaction with 5 steps
1: 1.) LDA / 1.) THF, hexane, -40 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 30 min
2: ZnCl2, DIBAL / tetrahydrofuran; toluene / 0.5 h / -78 °C
3: 85 percent / 20percent aq. K2CO3 / acetonitrile / 9 h / Ambient temperature
4: 1.) a) BuLi, b) CuCN / 1.) ether, hexane, a) -78 deg C, 45 min, b) -25 deg C, 30 min, 2.) ether, hexane, -60 deg C, 40 min
5: 89 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 14 h / 25 °C
With
1H-imidazole; n-butyllithium; diisobutylaluminium hydride; potassium carbonate; zinc(II) chloride; lithium diisopropyl amide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; toluene; acetonitrile;
DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)82171-0