That`s what I was thinking about...damn.
But still this is not as important as the question of substituting ketone with methyl,to get our favourite isopropylamine
(Ideas?).
And then we always have a choice of methylating that 4-OH,then brominating and methoxylating (we don`t need PMA,right?) ,ending up with smth interesting
If we halogenate it before methylating 4-OH,then halogen would go to 3,5?
Well this isn`t that cheap and easy as I was hoping,but still it looks like a good precursor,doesn`t it?
And the answer to your question - No. I don`t know such a procedure
When I die bury me upside down so the world can kiss my ass.