N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine; C52H46O2P2Pd2; triphenylphosphine in toluene T=60°C; P=760.051 Torr; 2.16667 h; Conversion of starting material;

decacarbonyldimanganese (2) in dichloromethane Radical coupling; UV-irradiation;

hydrogen bromide in water; toluene T=70°C; 3 h;

triphenylphosphine in dichloromethane

borane in tetrahydrofuran; water

phosphorus tribromide in dichloromethane 3 h; cooling;

1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-2-thiourea; sodium hydride 1) DMF, room temp., 1 h; 2) DMF, hexane, room temp., 10 min.; Yield given. Multistep reaction;

in toluene (N2); Schlenk technique; soln. of ligand (1 equiv.) in toluene was addeddropwise to stirred suspn. of Pd complex (1 equiv.) in toluene; mixt. w as stirred at room temp. for 12 h; filtered; washed (Et2O); dried (vac.); crystd. (CH2Cl2/petroleum ether);elem. anal.;