1: 1-(furan-2-yl)-1-ethanol With H3[PW12O40] in dimethyl sulfoxide T=100°C; 1 h; Inert atmosphere; 2: para-bromoacetophenone With tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) chloroform complex; triethylamine; [(t-Bu)3PH]BF4 in N,N-dimethyl-formamide T=100°C; Heck reaction; 4 h;

1.1: sodium tetrahydroborate / methanol / 0.5 h / 20 °C 2.1: H3[PW12O40] / dimethyl sulfoxide / 1 h / 100 °C / Inert atmosphere 2.2: 4 h / 100 °C View Scheme