Multi-step reaction with 6 steps
1: 9.28 g / Br2, conc. HCl / H2O / 3 h
2: 69 percent / conc. H2SO4, NaNO2 / ethanol; benzene / 3 h / Heating
3: 1.) t-BuLi / 1.) THF, pentane, from -78 deg C to 0 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, pentane, from -78 deg C to RT, 1 h
4: 100 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 12 h / 50 - 60 °C
5: 1.) t-BuLi, 2.) n-pentyl nitrite / 1.) THf, pentane, from -78 deg C to RT, 15 min, 2.) RT, 1 h
6: 55 percent / tetrabutylammonium fluoride trihydrate / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 0 - 25 °C
With
1H-imidazole; hydrogenchloride; n-Amyl nitrite; sulfuric acid; tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride; bromine; tert.-butyl lithium; sodium nitrite;
In
tetrahydrofuran; ethanol; water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/ja00011a028