1: 85 percent / acetic acid / H2O / 3 h / 50 °C 2: 90 percent / pyridine / 1.5 h / -65 °C 3: 98 percent / iodine; triphenylphosphine; imidazole / toluene / 70 °C 4: 91 percent / sodium azide; HMPT / 80 °C 5: sodium methoxide / methanol 6: 1.08 g / trifluoroacetic acid / H2O 7: 89 percent / hydrogen / Pd/C / methanol; H2O / 24 h / 3000.24 Torr View Scheme