1: 98 percent / Dess-Martin periodinane; NaHCO3 / CH2Cl2 / 0.75 h / 20 °C 2: 90 percent / LiCl; DBU / acetonitrile / 2 h / 20 °C 3: 99 percent / H2 / PtO2 / ethanol / 1.5 h / 20 °C / 760 Torr 4: 72 percent / Na(Hg); Na2HPO4 / methanol / 3 h / 20 °C 5: 95 percent / BH3*Me2S / tetrahydrofuran / 2.5 h / 0 - 20 °C 6: 88 percent / HCl; H2O / tetrahydrofuran / 14 h / 20 °C View Scheme