sodium hydroxide; nickel in 2-methoxy-ethanol T=63 - 68°C; 1 h;

1: 90 percent / 0.53 h / 160 - 163 °C 2: 75 percent / sodium hydroxide / Raney Ni / 2-methoxy-ethanol / 1 h / 63 - 68 °C View Scheme

1: 73.1 percent / aq. sodium hydroxide, aq. sodium dithionite / 0.83 h / 23 - 35 °C 2: 90 percent / 0.53 h / 160 - 163 °C 3: 75 percent / sodium hydroxide / Raney Ni / 2-methoxy-ethanol / 1 h / 63 - 68 °C View Scheme

1: 65 percent / sodium ethoxide / 2-methoxy-ethanol / 5.5 h / Heating 2: 73.1 percent / aq. sodium hydroxide, aq. sodium dithionite / 0.83 h / 23 - 35 °C 3: 90 percent / 0.53 h / 160 - 163 °C 4: 75 percent / sodium hydroxide / Raney Ni / 2-methoxy-ethanol / 1 h / 63 - 68 °C View Scheme

1: 73 percent / N,N-dimethyl-acetamide / 116 - 118 °C 2: NaOCl, Ac2O, pyridine View Scheme

1: 73 percent / N,N-dimethyl-acetamide / 116 - 118 °C 2: NaOCl, Ac2O, pyridine View Scheme

pyridine; sodium hypochlorite; acetic anhydride