“…3r was prepared as a pale yellow oil from 1a (0.50 mmol, 75.1 mg) and (MeO) 3 SiH (0.75 mmol, 91.6 mg), according to the General Procedure in 68% yield (92.6 mg, l/b > 99:1): 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.37 −7.34 (m, 2 H), 7.31−7.25 (m, 2 H), 7.21−7.14 (m, 1 H), 3.57 (s, 9 H), 2.97 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2 H), 1.83−1.74 (m, 2 H), 0.85−0.81 (m, 2 H); 13 C { 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 136. 6, 129.0, 128.8, 125.7, 50.4, 36.3, 22.5, 8.4; MS (ESI) m/z (relative intensity) 272.1 (12), 121.0 (100) [M] + .…”