Multi-step reaction with 8 steps
1: aq. trifluoroacetic acid / 5 h / -5 °C
2: 83 percent / Et3N / H2O; dioxane / 4.5 h / 20 °C
3: 97 percent / pyridine / CH2Cl2 / 96 h / 20 °C
4: 87 percent / BF3*Et2O / acetone / 120 h / 20 °C
5: 95 percent / K2CO3 / tetrahydrofuran; H2O / 24 h / 20 °C
6: 1.) oxalyl chloride, DMSO, 2.) Et3N / 1.) CH2Cl2, -65 deg C, 45 min, 2.) CH2Cl2, 1.5 h
7: 1.) n-butyllithium / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, THF, 2.) THF, 20 deg C, 3 d
8: 64 percent / phenylsulfide / cyclohexane / Irradiation
With
pyridine; n-butyllithium; oxalyl dichloride; boron trifluoride diethyl etherate; potassium carbonate; dimethyl sulfoxide; thiophenol; triethylamine; trifluoroacetic acid;
In
tetrahydrofuran; 1,4-dioxane; dichloromethane; cyclohexane; water; acetone;
DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00087-0