1: 92 percent / imidazole; 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine / dimethylformamide; CH2Cl2 / 15 h / 20 °C 2: CH2Cl2 / 2 h / 20 °C 3: H2; K2CO3 / Pd/C / ethanol / 20 °C / 4654.33 Torr 4: NaBH4; aq. NaOH / ethanol / 6 h / -10 °C 5: 2162 g / TsOH / methanol / 15 h / 0 - 20 °C 6: 80 percent / Ph2PH; n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 20 h / Heating 7: 100 percent / K2CO3; tetrabutylammonium bromide / acetone / 8 h / Heating 8: 83 percent / aq. KOH / methanol / 3 h / Heating View Scheme