Synthetic routes to prepare compound ASDSN. (i) K2CO3, Me–I, acetone, 50 ℃, 6 h. (ii) Bu4NBr (5 mol%), HNO3 (15% w/w), dichloroethane, 20 ℃. (iii) AcOH, H2O2, CH2Cl2, 0 ℃-reflux, 2 h. (iv) I2, dioxane/pyridine, 0 ℃ to rt, 3 h. (v) LiAlH4. (vi) PCC. (vii) Ph3PMeBr, KOtBu, THF, rt, 18 h. (viii) Pd(OAc)2 (1.2–1.8 mol%), bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ether (DPEPhos) (2.5–3.6 mol%), K2CO3, DMF, 120 ℃, 6–12 h.