1.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane; toluene / 0.83 h / -70 - -60 °C / Inert atmosphere 1.2: 0.67 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 1.3: Inert atmosphere 2.1: manganese(IV) oxide / dichloromethane / 1.5 h / 20 °C 3.1: lithium diisopropyl amide / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 3.2: -70 - -30 °C / Inert atmosphere 3.3: -50 °C / Inert atmosphere 4.1: sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium dihydride / toluene / 3 h / -15 - 0 °C 5.1: N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 0 - 10 °C 6.1: acetonitrile / 0.33 h / 70 °C 6.2: 6 h / 70 °C 7.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -78 °C / Inert atmosphere 7.2: 16 h / 0 - 20 °C / Inert atmosphere 7.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1.1: manganese(IV) oxide / dichloromethane / 1.5 h / 20 °C 2.1: lithium diisopropyl amide / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.2: -70 - -30 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.3: -50 °C / Inert atmosphere 3.1: sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium dihydride / toluene / 3 h / -15 - 0 °C 4.1: N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 0 - 10 °C 5.1: acetonitrile / 0.33 h / 70 °C 5.2: 6 h / 70 °C 6.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -78 °C / Inert atmosphere 6.2: 16 h / 0 - 20 °C / Inert atmosphere 6.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1.1: lithium diisopropyl amide / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 1.2: -70 - -30 °C / Inert atmosphere 1.3: -50 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.1: sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium dihydride / toluene / 3 h / -15 - 0 °C 3.1: N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 0 - 10 °C 4.1: acetonitrile / 0.33 h / 70 °C 4.2: 6 h / 70 °C 5.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -78 °C / Inert atmosphere 5.2: 16 h / 0 - 20 °C / Inert atmosphere 5.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1.1: triethylamine / acetonitrile / 2.5 h / 70 °C 2.1: 2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -65 - -55 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.2: 1.5 h / -65 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1.1: hydrogen bromide; acetic acid / 2 h / 10 - 20 °C 2.1: triethylamine / acetonitrile / 2.5 h / 70 °C 3.1: 2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -65 - -55 °C / Inert atmosphere 3.2: 1.5 h / -65 °C / Inert atmosphere 3.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1.1: triethylamine / tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 - 20 °C 2.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane; toluene / 0.83 h / -70 - -60 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.2: 0.67 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.3: Inert atmosphere 3.1: manganese(IV) oxide / dichloromethane / 1.5 h / 20 °C 4.1: lithium diisopropyl amide / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -70 °C / Inert atmosphere 4.2: -70 - -30 °C / Inert atmosphere 4.3: -50 °C / Inert atmosphere 5.1: sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium dihydride / toluene / 3 h / -15 - 0 °C 6.1: N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 0 - 10 °C 7.1: acetonitrile / 0.33 h / 70 °C 7.2: 6 h / 70 °C 8.1: n-butyllithium / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.83 h / -78 °C / Inert atmosphere 8.2: 16 h / 0 - 20 °C / Inert atmosphere 8.3: Inert atmosphere View Scheme

Chiralpak AD column in ethanol; hexane Resolution of racemateHPLC conditions; optical yield given as percent ee;