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a (a) CClF2COOMe, Cs2CO3, DMF;
(b) (i) method A, R1OH or R2OH, PPh3,
t-BuO2CN=NCO2-t-Bu,
THF; method B, R1Br or R2Br, CsCO3, DMF;
(c) R3Li or R3MgBr, THF, −78 °C; (d)
PCC, DCM; (e) R4Br, n-BuLi, THF, −78
°C; (f) AcOH, H2SO4, 80 °C; (g)
H2, Pd/C, room temp.