A mixture containing both a fully reduced alkyl-chained product (3rw red ) and presumably, alkene-chained impurity, is acquired. The alkene chain can be further eliminated through oxidation or converted to the alkyl chain through hydrogenation, giving a final yield of 31% and 81%, respectively, for 3rw red . This synthetic manipulation has enabled the extension of a C(sp 2 )-C(sp 3 ) coupling protocol into the C(sp 3 )-C(sp 3 ) coupling regime.