1: 1.) n-butyllithium / 1.) THF, hexane, -65 - 0 deg C, 2.) -65 deg C up to room temp., 1 h 2: 1 N H2SO4 / acetone / 0.5 h 3: LiAlH4 / diethyl ether / 3 h / Ambient temperature 4: pyridine / diethyl ether / 2 h / Ambient temperature 5: 99 percent / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / Ambient temperature 6: sodium methoxide / CH2Cl2; methanol / 0.17 h / 0 - 5 °C 7: triethylamine / bis(benzonitrile)palladium dichloride / acetonitrile / 1 h / Ambient temperature 8: potassium hydroxide / methanol; H2O / 0.5 h / Heating View Scheme