1.1: 95 percent / N-bromosuccinimide / CH2Cl2 / 0.17 h / 20 °C 2.1: pyridine / 16 h / 20 °C 3.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 4.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 4.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1.1: 90 percent / K2CO3 / acetone / 3 h / Heating 2.1: 95 percent / N-bromosuccinimide / CH2Cl2 / 0.17 h / 20 °C 3.1: pyridine / 16 h / 20 °C 4.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 5.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 5.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1.1: pyridine / 16 h / 20 °C 2.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 3.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 3.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 2.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 2.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1.1: m-chloroperbenzoic acid / CH2Cl2 / 16 h / 20 °C 2.1: sodium dithionite / diethyl ether; H2O / 0.5 h / 20 °C 2.2: 1.26 g / acetic acid; sulfuric acid / H2O / 6 h / 20 °C 3.1: 90 percent / K2CO3 / acetone / 3 h / Heating 4.1: 95 percent / N-bromosuccinimide / CH2Cl2 / 0.17 h / 20 °C 5.1: pyridine / 16 h / 20 °C 6.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 7.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 7.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1.1: 96 percent / FeCl3*H2O / dimethylformamide; acetonitrile / 20 °C 2.1: m-chloroperbenzoic acid / CH2Cl2 / 16 h / 20 °C 3.1: sodium dithionite / diethyl ether; H2O / 0.5 h / 20 °C 3.2: 1.26 g / acetic acid; sulfuric acid / H2O / 6 h / 20 °C 4.1: 90 percent / K2CO3 / acetone / 3 h / Heating 5.1: 95 percent / N-bromosuccinimide / CH2Cl2 / 0.17 h / 20 °C 6.1: pyridine / 16 h / 20 °C 7.1: 73 percent / KOtBu / tetrahydrofuran / 6 h / 20 °C 8.1: n-BuLi / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 0.5 h / -78 °C 8.2: 8 percent / tetrahydrofuran; hexane / 2 h / -78 °C View Scheme

1: NaBH4 / methanol 2: aq. HCl / methanol / 0.5 h / 65 °C View Scheme

1: 60 percent / pyrrolidine / benzene / 48 h / Heating 2: NaBH4 / methanol 3: aq. HCl / methanol / 0.5 h / 65 °C View Scheme

1: methanol. HCl 2: LiAlH4; diethyl ether 3: <1,4>benzoquinone; benzene 4: potassium acetate; iodine / 170 °C 5: diethyl ether; benzene View Scheme

1: <1,4>benzoquinone; benzene 2: potassium acetate; iodine / 170 °C 3: diethyl ether; benzene View Scheme