aluminium trichloride; lauryl mercaptan T=20°C; 1 h;

1.1: 90 percent / p-TsOH / 2 h / Heating 2.1: 86 percent / L-Selectride / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / -78 °C 3.1: 82 percent / Pb(OAc)4; Cu(OAc)2; pyridine / benzene / Heating 4.1: 85 percent / K2CO3 / methanol / 20 °C 5.1: 78 percent / 4-DMAP / 3 h / 20 °C 6.1: 78 percent / t-BuOK / dimethylsulfoxide; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 7.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 8.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 9.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 10.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 10.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 10.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 11.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 11.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 11.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 12.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1.1: 86 percent / L-Selectride / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / -78 °C 2.1: 82 percent / Pb(OAc)4; Cu(OAc)2; pyridine / benzene / Heating 3.1: 85 percent / K2CO3 / methanol / 20 °C 4.1: 78 percent / 4-DMAP / 3 h / 20 °C 5.1: 78 percent / t-BuOK / dimethylsulfoxide; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 6.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 7.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 8.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 9.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 9.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 9.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 10.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 10.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 10.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 11.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

aluminium trichloride in ethanethiol 0.5 h; Ambient temperature;

potassium hydroxide in methanol 1 h; Heating;

1.1: 78 percent / 4-DMAP / 3 h / 20 °C 2.1: 78 percent / t-BuOK / dimethylsulfoxide; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 3.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 4.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 5.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 6.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 6.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 6.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 7.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 7.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 7.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 8.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1.1: 85 percent / K2CO3 / methanol / 20 °C 2.1: 78 percent / 4-DMAP / 3 h / 20 °C 3.1: 78 percent / t-BuOK / dimethylsulfoxide; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 4.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 5.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 6.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 7.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 7.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 7.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 8.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 8.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 8.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 9.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1.1: 30 percent / 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene / benzene / Heating 2.1: 85 percent / K2CO3 / methanol / 20 °C 3.1: 78 percent / 4-DMAP / 3 h / 20 °C 4.1: 78 percent / t-BuOK / dimethylsulfoxide; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 5.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 6.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 7.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 8.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 8.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 8.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 9.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 9.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 9.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 10.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1.1: KBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 2.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 3.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 4.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 4.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 4.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 5.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 5.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 5.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 6.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme

1.1: 80 percent / imidazole / dimethylformamide / 18 h / 20 °C 2.1: 70 percent / 1,2-dichloro-ethane / UV-irradiation 3.1: t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 0.25 h / -105 °C 3.2: NCS / tetrahydrofuran / -105 - 25 °C 3.3: 60 percent / t-BuOK / tetrahydrofuran / 4 h / 20 °C 4.1: KNH(CH2)3NH2 / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C 4.2: 48 percent HF / acetonitrile / 20 °C 4.3: 45 percent / TFA; Et3SiH / benzene / 15 h / 20 °C 5.1: 80 percent / TFA; Pb(OTFA)4 / 0.5 h / 20 °C View Scheme