Liu, Jian; Jian, Tianying; Guo, Liangqin; Atanasova, Tzvetomira; Nargund, Ravi P. Preparation of 3,4-fused-spiro[furan-5(5H),4'-piperidin]-2-one. Tetrahedron Letters (2009), 50(37), 5228-5230.

Suzuki Coupling Reaction

Dppf = 1,1’-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

AIBN is a free radical initiator

Mehta, Goverdhan; Likhite, Nachiket S.; Ananda Kumar, C. S. A concise synthesis of the bioactive meroterpenoid natural product ()-liphagal, a potent PI3K inhibitor. Tetrahedron Letters (2009), 50(37), 5260-5262.

Pazos, Gonzalo; Perez, Manuel; Gandara, Zoila; Gomez, Generosa; Fall, Yagamare. A new, enantioselective synthesis of (+)-isolaurepan. Tetrahedron Letters (2009), 50(37), 5285-5287. CODEN: TELEAY ISSN:0040-4039.

Or

Wolff-Kishner Reduction

1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU)