Multi-step reaction with 17 steps
1: pyridine
2: NaI; CaCO3 / acetone
3: 87 percent / n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane
4: 58 percent / conc. HCl
5: 99 percent / 1 M HCl / H2O; tetrahydrofuran
6: acetonitrile
7: NaOMe / methanol
8: 42 percent / imidazole
9: 100 percent / LiAlH4 / tetrahydrofuran
10: pyridine
11: LiBr / dimethylformamide
12: 68 percent / s-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane; hexamethylphosphoric acid triamide
13: 45 percent / H2O; N-chlorosuccinimide / dimethylformamide / 6 h / 50 °C
14: 80 percent / AcOH / tetrahydrofuran; H2O
15: Dess-Martin periodinane / CH2Cl2
16: KHMDS; 18-crown-6 / tetrahydrofuran; toluene
17: 100 percent / DIBAL / toluene
With
pyridine; 1H-imidazole; hydrogenchloride; N-chloro-succinimide; lithium aluminium tetrahydride; n-butyllithium; 18-crown-6 ether; water; sec.-butyllithium; sodium methylate; potassium hexamethylsilazane; diisobutylaluminium hydride; Dess-Martin periodane; acetic acid; calcium carbonate; sodium iodide; lithium bromide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; N,N,N,N,N,N-hexamethylphosphoric triamide; hexane; dichloromethane; water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; acetone; toluene; acetonitrile;
6: Wittig reaction / 15: Dess-Martin oxidation / 16: Still-modified Horner-Emmons reaction;
DOI:10.1021/ol0341804