Multi-step reaction with 7 steps
1: CH2Cl2 / Ambient temperature
2: 82 percent / molecular sieves, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,2-benzoquinone / CH2Cl2 / 0.25 h / Ambient temperature
3: 74 percent / lithium aluminum hydride / diethyl ether / Ambient temperature
4: 1.) sodium borohydride, 2.) pyridine / 1.) ethanol, 0 deg C, 15 min, 2.) dichloromethane, toluene, a) 0 deg C --> room temperature, b) 10 min, rt
5: 80 percent / triphenylphosphine, iodine, imidazole / benzene / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature
6: 92 percent / amalgamated zinc, ammoniumchloride / ethanol / 20 h / Heating
7: 1.) methyllithium, 2.) dicamphorsulfonic acid / 1.) ether, -78 deg C --> -20 deg C, 2.) dichloromethane, room temperature, 20 min
With
pyridine; 1H-imidazole; sodium tetrahydroborate; lithium aluminium tetrahydride; molecular sieve; amalgamated zinc; dicamphorsulfonic acid; ammonium chloride; methyllithium; iodine; triphenylphosphine; 2,3-dicyano-5,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone;
In
diethyl ether; ethanol; dichloromethane; benzene;
DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)97592-1