sodium hydroxide; sodium tetrahydroborate; mercury(II) diacetate 1) THF, 4h, 2) water, 1h; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts;

sodium hydroxide; sodium tetrahydroborate; mercury(II) diacetate 1) THF, 8 h, 2) water, 1 d; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts;