1: 90 percent / LiBr / tetrahydrofuran / 12 h 2: 73 percent / KI, K2CO3 / acetone / 48 h / 60 °C 3: 85 percent / H2O2, H2SO4 / CH2Cl2 / 0.17 h 4: 97 percent / imidazole, DMAP / CH2Cl2 5: 95 percent / quinoline / 10percent Pd/CaCO3 / ethyl acetate 6: 95 percent / toluene / 2 h / 100 °C 7: 1.) L-Selectride, 2.) DMAP / 1.) THF 8: 65 percent / DBU / 1 h / Ambient temperature 9: 50 percent / 4 h / 200 °C View Scheme