potassium hydroxide in ethanol; water

<b>Multi-step reaction with 11 steps<br /> </b>1: ethanol; nickel<br />2: methanesulfonic acid; sodium nitrite / water; benzene<br />3: sodium hydroxide / ethanol; water<br />4: sulfuric acid / methanol; water; benzene<br />5: lithium borohydride / tetrahydrofuran; water<br />6: thionyl chloride / benzene<br />7: water; dimethyl sulfoxide<br />8: sodium hydroxide / ethanol; water<br />9: PPA / ice-water<br />10: sodium borohydride / ethanol; chloroform; water<br />11: Calcium chloride / benzene<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 8 steps<br /> </b>1: sulfuric acid / methanol; water; benzene<br />2: lithium borohydride / tetrahydrofuran; water<br />3: thionyl chloride / benzene<br />4: water; dimethyl sulfoxide<br />5: sodium hydroxide / ethanol; water<br />6: PPA / ice-water<br />7: sodium borohydride / ethanol; chloroform; water<br />8: Calcium chloride / benzene<br /> <br /> &nbsp;