Multi-step reaction with 6 steps
1: 88 percent / barium oxide, barium hydroxide octahydrate / dimethylsulfoxide; dimethylformamide / 18 h / Ambient temperature
2: 1.) n-butyllithium, diisopropylamine / 1.) THF, hexane, -78 deg C, 0.5 h, 2.) hexane, THF, -78 deg C, 1 h
3: p-toluenesulfonic acid / benzene / 2 h / Heating
4: 1.) n-butyllithium, diisopropylamine, hexamethylphosphorus triamide / 1.) hexane, THF, 50 deg C, 3 h, 2.) hexane, THF, RT, 16 h
6: 1.) n-butyllithium, diisopropylamine / 1.) hexane, THF, -78 deg C, 0.5 h, 2.) hexane, THF, -78 deg C, 1.5 h
With
N,N,N,N,N,N-hexamethylphosphoric triamide; n-butyllithium; barium hydroxide octahydrate; toluene-4-sulfonic acid; diisopropylamine; barium(II) oxide;
In
dimethyl sulfoxide; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; benzene;
DOI:10.1021/jo00374a020