1: With lithium diisopropyl amide in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene T=-78°C; 1.66667 h; 2: With tri-isopropoxy-borane in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene T=-78°C; 1 h; 3: With water in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene 0.25 h;

1: dimethyl sulfoxide; toluene / 4 h / Reflux 2: dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine; potassium phosphate; palladium diacetate / 1,4-dioxane; water / 20 h / 65 °C / Inert atmosphere View Scheme

1: With lithium diisopropyl amide in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene T=-78°C; 1.66667 h; 2: With tri-isopropoxy-borane in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene T=-78°C; 1 h; 3: With water in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether; n-heptane; ethylbenzene 0.25 h;