A solution of diethyl 2-furanphosphonate (1 mmole, prepared as in Step C of Example 1) in THF was cooled at −78° C. and cannulated to a solution of lithium N-isopropyl-N-cyclohexylamide in THF at −78° C. over 15 min. The resulting mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 2 h and cannulated into a solution of tributyltin chloride (1 mmole) in THF at −78° C. over 20 min. The mixture was then stirred at −78° C. for 1 h, and at 25° C. for 12 h. Extraction and chromatography gave compound (14) as a light yellow oil.
