in N,N,N',N',N'',N''-hexamethylphosphoric triamide T=24°C; 60 h; Title compound not separated from byproducts;

1: 60 percent / pyridinium chlorochromate, sodium acetate / CH2Cl2 / 2 h 2: 1.) LDA / 1.) ether, from -78 deg C to -40 deg C, 1 h, 2.) from -40 deg C to 0 deg C, 1 h 3: p-TsOH / benzene / 0.5 h / Heating 4: 1.) Li, liq. NH3, Ph3COH / 1.) ether, 30 min, 2.) 30 min View Scheme

1: 1.) LDA / 1.) ether, from -78 deg C to -40 deg C, 1 h, 2.) from -40 deg C to 0 deg C, 1 h 2: p-TsOH / benzene / 0.5 h / Heating 3: 1.) Li, liq. NH3, Ph3COH / 1.) ether, 30 min, 2.) 30 min View Scheme

1: p-TsOH / benzene / 0.5 h / Heating 2: 1.) Li, liq. NH3, Ph3COH / 1.) ether, 30 min, 2.) 30 min View Scheme

1: LDA / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / -78 °C 2: 9.1 percent Chromat. / 1,4-cyclohexadiene / hexamethylphosphoric acid triamide / 60 h / 24 °C View Scheme

diphenyl-phenyl carbinol; ammonia; lithium 1.) ether, 30 min, 2.) 30 min; Yield given. Multistep reaction;

N,N,N',N',N'',N''-hexamethylphosphoric triamide in tetrahydrofuran 10 h; Ambient temperatureother alkyl halides and tosylate, var. solvents, other reaction times, in the presence or absence of light and radical scavenger, also in the presence of 1,4-cyclohexadiene and dicyclohexylphosphine; Product distributionMechanism;

in N,N,N',N',N'',N''-hexamethylphosphoric triamide T=24°C; 10 h; investigation of reaction with and without dicyclohexylphosphine; Product distributionMechanism;

in N,N,N',N',N'',N''-hexamethylphosphoric triamide T=24°C; 10 h; investigation of reaction with and without radical traps (dicyclohexylphosphine, 1,4-cyclohexadiene); Product distributionMechanism;