Multi-step reaction with 5 steps
1: 98 percent / K2CO3 / methanol
2: LDA, HMPA / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 1.) -78 deg C, 30 min, 2.) -78 to -40 deg C, 4 h
3: 81 percent / LiAlH4 / tetrahydrofuran / 2 h / -50 °C
4: 87 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 1 h
5: 1.) BuLi / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 30 min; -78 deg C, 30 min, 2.) THF, hexane, 50 min
With
1H-imidazole; N,N,N,N,N,N-hexamethylphosphoric triamide; lithium aluminium tetrahydride; n-butyllithium; potassium carbonate; lithium diisopropyl amide;
In
tetrahydrofuran; methanol; hexane; N,N-dimethyl-formamide;
DOI:10.1039/a809983i