1.1: dimethylsulfide borane complex; trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate / dichloromethane / 1 h / -30 - -20 °C 1.2: 12 h / 20 °C 1.3: 2 h / 55 - 65 °C 2.1: sodium azide; ammonium chloride / water; ethanol / 8 h / 70 - 75 °C 2.2: 6 h / |Reflux 3.1: sodium azide; ammonium chloride / N,N-dimethyl-formamide / 5 h / 8 - 85 °C 4.1: sodium hydrogencarbonate / water; dichloromethane / 1 h / 20 °C 5.1: hydrogen / ethanol / 18 h / 760.05 Torr View Scheme

trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate; dimethylsulfide borane complex; potassium hydrogencarbonate 1.) dichloromethane, -20 - -10 deg C, 0.2 h, 2.) ethanol, water, 55-65 deg C, 1 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction;

1: 1.) BH3-SMe2, trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 2.) potassium hydroden carbonate / 1.) dichloromethane, -20 - -10 deg C, 0.2 h, 2.) ethanol, water, 55-65 deg C, 1 h 2: 1.) sodium azide, ammonium chloride, 2.) trimethylphosphine / 1.) ethanol, water, 70-75 deg C, 18 h, 2.) acetonitrile, <38 deg C, 2 h View Scheme

1: 1.) BH3-SMe2, trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 2.) potassium hydroden carbonate / 1.) dichloromethane, -20 - -10 deg C, 0.2 h, 2.) ethanol, water, 55-65 deg C, 1 h 2: 1.) sodium azide, ammonium chloride, 2.) trimethylphosphine / 1.) ethanol, water, 70-75 deg C, 18 h, 2.) acetonitrile, <38 deg C, 2 h 3: sodium azide, ammonium chloride / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 70 - 80 °C 4: 0.98 kg / sodium bicarbonate / hexane / 1 h 5: 1.) hydrogen, 2.) phophoric acid / 1.) Raney nickel / 1.) ethanol, 16 h, 2.) ethanol, 55 65 deg C View Scheme

1: 1.) BH3-SMe2, trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 2.) potassium hydroden carbonate / 1.) dichloromethane, -20 - -10 deg C, 0.2 h, 2.) ethanol, water, 55-65 deg C, 1 h 2: 1.) sodium azide, ammonium chloride, 2.) trimethylphosphine / 1.) ethanol, water, 70-75 deg C, 18 h, 2.) acetonitrile, <38 deg C, 2 h 3: sodium azide, ammonium chloride / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 70 - 80 °C 4: 0.98 kg / sodium bicarbonate / hexane / 1 h View Scheme