Multi-step reaction with 13 steps
1.1: 56 percent / NaBH4 / methanol / 20 °C
2.1: 81 percent / Dowex 50WX2 resin / toluene / 2 h / 40 °C
3.1: I2; imidazole / CH2Cl2 / 3 h
3.2: 66 percent / K2CO3 / acetonitrile / 48 h / Heating
4.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.25 h / 0 °C
4.2: 80 percent / tetrahydrofuran
5.1: 94 percent / p-TsOH; MeOH / 2 h / 20 °C
6.1: I2; imidazole / CH2Cl2 / 5 h
6.2: 78 percent / acetonitrile / 48 h / Heating
7.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.25 h / 0 °C
7.2: 75 percent / tetrahydrofuran
8.1: 1.9 g / H2; Et3N; Pd/C / ethyl acetate / 12 h / 20 °C
9.1: 77 percent / p-TsOH / methanol
10.1: KH / tetrahydrofuran
10.2: 900 mg / tetrahydrofuran / 20 °C
11.1: 68 percent / aq. 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone / CH2Cl2 / 20 h
12.1: KH / tetrahydrofuran
12.2: 50 percent / tetrahydrofuran / 20 °C
13.1: 78 percent / (Ph3P)3RhCl / toluene; aq. ethanol / 24 h / 100 °C
With
1H-imidazole; methanol; sodium tetrahydroborate; palladium on activated charcoal; Wilkinson's catalyst; n-butyllithium; Dowex 50WX2 resin; hydrogen; iodine; potassium hydride; toluene-4-sulfonic acid; triethylamine; 2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; ethanol; hexane; dichloromethane; ethyl acetate; toluene;
7.2: Wittig reaction;
DOI:10.1021/ja049805n