1: (±)-2-methyl-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol With n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran; hexane T=0°C; 0.166667 h; 2: methyl iodide in tetrahydrofuran; hexane T=0 - 20°C; 6 h;

1.1: Mg / diethyl ether / 20 °C 1.2: 80 percent / diethyl ether / 0 - 20 °C 2.1: n-BuLi / hexane; tetrahydrofuran / 0.17 h / 0 °C 2.2: 41 percent / hexane; tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 0 - 20 °C View Scheme

silver perchlorate; calcium carbonate 24 h; Ambient temperature; Yield given. Yields of byproduct given;