Scheme 4. Reagents and Conditions.
(a) 2-Chloro-N,N-diethylethylamine hydrochloride, K2CO3, KI, methyl ethyl ketone, reflux; (b) NaBH4, MeOH, rt; (c) phenol, PPh3, DEAD, THF 0 °C to rt; (d) iodoethane, rt; (e) o-aminophenol, EtOH, reflux; (f) Pb(OAc)4, EtOH, reflux; (g) o-phenylenediamine, Pb(OAc)4, EtOH, reflux; and (h) iodoethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, rt.
