potassium hydroxide in tetrahydrofuran 2 h; Ambient temperature;

1: 76 percent / NaBH4 / diethyl ether; methanol / 0.25 h 2: PBr3 / diethyl ether / 2 h / 1.) Et2O, 0 deg C; 2.) room temperature, 2 h 3: 2 h / 60 °C 4: 40 percent / KOH / tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / Ambient temperature 5: 1.) DIBAH; 2.) MnO2 / 1.) THF, 0 deg C, 15 min; 2.) Et2O, room temperature, 30 min 6: 43 percent / KOH / tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 0 °C 7: 1.) DIBAH; 2.) MnO2 / 1.) THF, 0 deg C, 15 min; 2.) Et2O, room temperature, 30 min 8: 2 percent / NaOMe / methanol; dimethylformamide / 3 h / Ambient temperature View Scheme