triethylamine in hexane T=100°C; P=3750300 Torr; 20 h; sealed teflon tube;

Aliquatreg; 336 in water; benzene T=60°C; 20 h;

[Al(salen)]2O; tetrabutylammomium bromide T=50°C; 16 h; Neat (no solvent); chemoselective reaction;

n-butyllithium 1.) THF, -5-(-10) grad C, 30 min, nitrogen, 2.) THF, 1 h at -5-(-10) grad C then 24 h at room temp.; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given;