potassium hydroxide; hydrogen cation; N-anthracenyl methyl cinchonidium chloride 1.) PhMe, H2O, 18 h, RT; 2.) H2O; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts;

1: With water; hydrogenchloride in tetrahydrofuran T=0°C; 0.5 h; 2: With sodium hydrogencarbonate in water T=0°C;

1: With water; citric acid in tetrahydrofuran T=20°C; 3 h; 2: With potassium carbonate in tetrahydrofuran; water

hexacarbonyl molybdenum in water; acetonitrile

2: TFA View Scheme