Multi-step reaction with 6 steps
1: 81 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 2 h / 25 °C
2: 96 percent / diisobutylaluminum hydride / toluene; hexane / 1) -78 deg C, 1.5 h; 2) 25 deg C, 30 min
3: 84 percent / CCl4, HMPA / diethyl ether / 1.5 h / 0 °C
4: 1.) NaH, 2.) n-butyllithium / 1) 25 deg C, 2 h, THF; 2) hexane, 0 deg C (1 h), 25 deg C (90 min); 3) 0 deg C, 2.5 h
5: 86 percent / n-Bu4NF, benzoic acid / tetrahydrofuran / 21 h / Heating
6: 91 percent / 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / 25 °C
With
1H-imidazole; tetrachloromethane; N,N,N,N,N,N-hexamethylphosphoric triamide; dmap; n-butyllithium; tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride; sodium hydride; diisobutylaluminium hydride; benzoic acid;
In
tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; hexane; dichloromethane; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; toluene;
DOI:10.1021/ja00415a024