1: sodium bis<trimethylsilyl>amide / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 0 - 25 °C 2: 88 percent / n-propylamine / tetrakis<triphenylphosphine>palladium, copper(I) iodide / benzene / 25 °C 3: 80 percent / p-toluenesulfonic acid / ethanol / 45 °C 4: 75 percent / H2, quinoline / Lindlar catalyst / hexane / 1.5 h / 25 °C / 760 Torr 5: 90 percent / LiOH / tetrahydrofuran; H2O / 25 °C View Scheme