1: NaOH / acetonitrile; H2O / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 92 percent / H2(g), quinoline / 5percent Pd/BaSO4 / methanol / Ambient temperature View Scheme

1: NaOH / acetonitrile; H2O / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 92 percent / H2(g), quinoline / 5percent Pd/BaSO4 / methanol / Ambient temperature 3: 1.) NaH / 1.) THF, RT, 1 h, 2.) THF, 20 min 4: tetrahydrofuran / 0.33 h 5: 200 °C View Scheme

1: NaOH / acetonitrile; H2O / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 92 percent / H2(g), quinoline / 5percent Pd/BaSO4 / methanol / Ambient temperature 3: 1.) NaH / 1.) THF, RT, 1 h, 2.) THF, 20 min 4: tetrahydrofuran / 0.33 h 5: 200 °C View Scheme