Multi-step reaction with 15 steps
1: NaBH4; NiCl2*6H2O / methanol / 0 °C
2: LiAlH4 / tetrahydrofuran / 0 °C
3: pyridine / 0 °C
4: dimethylsulfoxide / 20 °C
5: i-Bu2AlH / CH2Cl2 / -78 °C
6: 99 percent / NaH / tetrahydrofuran / 0 °C
7: i-Bu2AlH / CH2Cl2 / -78 °C
8: 89 percent / (+)-diethyl tartrate; titanium(IV) isopropoxide; t-butyl hydroperoxide / molecular sieves 4 Angstroem / CH2Cl2 / -23 °C
9: 80 percent / i-Bu2AlH / CH2Cl2 / 0 °C
10: 82 percent / Bu2SnO; triethylamine / CH2Cl2 / 20 °C
11: 97 percent / K2CO3 / methanol / 20 °C
12: 97 percent / CuI / diethyl ether / -60 - -40 °C
13: 90 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 20 °C
14: 78 percent / pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate / ethanol / 40 °C
15: diethyl azodicarboxylate; triphenylphosphine / tetrahydrofuran / 0 °C
With
pyridine; 1H-imidazole; titanium(IV) isopropylate; tert.-butylhydroperoxide; sodium tetrahydroborate; copper(l) iodide; lithium aluminium tetrahydride; pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate; sodium hydride; diisobutylaluminium hydride; di(n-butyl)tin oxide; potassium carbonate; (+)-Weinsaeure-diethylester; triethylamine; triphenylphosphine; nickel dichloride; diethylazodicarboxylate;
4 A molecular sieve;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; diethyl ether; ethanol; dichloromethane; dimethyl sulfoxide; N,N-dimethyl-formamide;
6: Wittig reaction / 8: Sharpless epoxidation / 15: Mitsunobu reaction;
DOI:10.1021/ol034338k