1: 80 percent / I2, pyridine / tetrahydrofuran 2: 100 percent / (PhCN)2PdCl2, CuI, Ph3As / various solvent(s) / 0.02 h / Ambient temperature 3: NaBH4, CeCl3 / methanol / -78 °C 4: 83 percent / H2 / Pd/C / ethanol / 760 Torr 5: 88 percent / Et3N, 4-dimethylaminopyridine / CH2Cl2 6: NaIO4 / RuO2*H2O / acetonitrile; CCl4; H2O 7: diethyl ether 8: diazabicycloundecene / CH2Cl2 / 12 h / 20 °C 9: 89 percent / p-TsOH / methanol / Heating View Scheme