1: TsOH / benzene 2: LiAlH4 / diethyl ether View Scheme

<b>Multi-step reaction with 3 steps<br /> </b>1: H₂ / Pd-C / ethanol<br />2: NaBH₄ / methanol<br />3: aq. KOH / ethane-1,2-diol; ethanol<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>With</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '11342937', constants.ctx, '0')">potassium hydroxide</a>&nbsp;<b>in</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '1718733', constants.ctx, '0')">ethanol</a>;&nbsp;<a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '505945', constants.ctx, '0')">ethylene glycol</a> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 2 steps<br /> </b>1: NaBH₄ / methanol<br />2: aq. KOH / ethane-1,2-diol; ethanol<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 4 steps<br /> </b>1: KF<br />2: H₂ / Pd-C / ethanol<br />3: NaBH₄ / methanol<br />4: aq. KOH / ethane-1,2-diol; ethanol<br /> <br /> &nbsp;