sodium hydroxide in ethanol Ambient temperature;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 3 steps<br /> </b>1: 93 percent / NaIO₄ / H₂O; methanol / 16 h / Ambient temperature<br />2: 60 percent / TFAA / benzene / 151 h / Ambient temperature; other N-(aryl)methyl-2-(phenylsulfinyl)ethylamines, also with TFAA and BF₃*Et₂O<br />3: 64 percent / NaBH₄, NiCl₂*6H₂O / methanol; tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 6 steps<br /> </b>1: AcOH / ethanol / 18 h / Heating<br />2: NaBH₄ / methanol / 1 h / Ambient temperature<br />3: 96 percent / acetic anhydride / 1 h / 70 &deg;C<br />4: 93 percent / NaIO₄ / H₂O; methanol / 16 h / Ambient temperature<br />5: 60 percent / TFAA / benzene / 151 h / Ambient temperature; other N-(aryl)methyl-2-(phenylsulfinyl)ethylamines, also with TFAA and BF₃*Et₂O<br />6: 64 percent / NaBH₄, NiCl₂*6H₂O / methanol; tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature<br /> <br /> &nbsp;