1: n-BuLi 2: 77 percent / HgCl2, H2O / acetonitrile / 24 h / Heating 3: 1) m-CPBA, 2) LiAlH4 / 1) CH2Cl2, 0 to 20 deg C, 20 min, 2) THF, reflux, 4 h View Scheme

lithium aluminium tetrahydride; 3-chloro-benzenecarboperoxoic acid 1) CH2Cl2, 0 to 20 deg C, 20 min, 2) THF, reflux, 4 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Title compound not separated from byproducts;

chromium(VI) oxide; sulfuric acid T=0°C;

NH4VO3; nitric acid