1: 57 percent / 40percent benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide in MeOH / dioxane / 0 - 20 °C 2: 93 percent / p-toluene sulfonic acid / benzene / 3 h / Heating 3: LiAlH4 / tetrahydrofuran / 3 h / Heating 4: 10percent aq. HCl / 1 h / Ambient temperature 5: 10percent aq. NaOH / 1 h / Ambient temperature; pH = 9 6: 97 percent / hydrogen / 5percent Pd/C / aq. ethanol / 3 h / 2327.2 Torr 7: 90 percent / toluene / 2 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme

1: 93 percent / p-toluene sulfonic acid / benzene / 3 h / Heating 2: LiAlH4 / tetrahydrofuran / 3 h / Heating 3: 10percent aq. HCl / 1 h / Ambient temperature 4: 10percent aq. NaOH / 1 h / Ambient temperature; pH = 9 5: 97 percent / hydrogen / 5percent Pd/C / aq. ethanol / 3 h / 2327.2 Torr 6: 90 percent / toluene / 2 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme

in toluene 2 h; Ambient temperature;