Multi-step reaction with 7 steps
1: 84 percent / NaBH4 / ethanol / 0.42 h / 25 °C
2: triethylamine / 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine / CH2Cl2 / 20 h / Ambient temperature
3: K2CO3 / methanol / 24 h / Ambient temperature
4: 1.) n-BuLi, 2.) methanesulfonyl chloride, 3.) Li2CuCl4 / 1.) THF/n-hexane, -78 deg C, 35 min, 2.) -78 deg C, 2 h, 3.) THF/n-hexane/diethyl ether -78 deg C to room temp. over 2.5 h then 25 deg C, 3 h
5: 73 percent / benzene / 14 h / 120 °C / in a sealed tube
6: 85 percent / Br2, tert butylamine / toluene / 4 h / -78 - 5 °C
7: 1.) CH3Li, LiBr, 2.) tert-BuLi / 1.) diethyl ether, 50 min, 2.) diethyl ether/pentane, -78 deg C, 1 h, 3.) -78 to 0 deg C, 30 min
With
sodium tetrahydroborate; n-butyllithium; dilithium tetrachlorocuprate; methyllithium; bromine; tert.-butyl lithium; potassium carbonate; methanesulfonyl chloride; tert-butylamine; triethylamine; lithium bromide;
dmap;
In
methanol; ethanol; dichloromethane; toluene; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/ja00264a038