Scheme 5a.
aReagents and conditions: (i) LiAlH4, THF, 18h, 67%; (ii) mCPBA, CH3CN, 4 °C, 4d, 90%; (iii) NaN3, NH4Cl, EtOH, 17h, 90%; (iv) p-TsOH, acetone, 12h, 67%; (v) TsCl, pyridine, CH2Cl2, 12h, 70%; (vi) N-phenyl piperazine, K2CO3, EtOH, 12h, 60%; (vii) H2, 10 mol % Pd/C, EtOAc, 97%; (viii) PhOCOCl, Et3N, DMAP, CH2Cl2, 15 min, 89%; (ix) oxalic acid, THF:H2O, 60 °C, 8h, 66%.