1: dimethylformamide / 1 h / 0 °C 2: 92 percent / NaBH4 / methanol / 1 h / 25 °C 3: 93 percent / mCPBA / CH2Cl2 / 1 h / 25 °C 4: 95 percent / PyH*OTs / CH2Cl2 / 24 h / 25 °C 5: 1.) n-BuLi / 1.) THF, -78 deg C; 2.) -50 deg C, 2 h 6: 93 percent / PyH*OTs / ethanol / 6 h / 60 °C 7: 92 percent / 6percent Na-Hg, Na2HPO4 / methanol / 24 h / 25 °C 8: 78 percent / pyridinium dichromate / dimethylformamide / 6 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 1.) n-BuLi / 1.) THF, -78 deg C; 2.) -50 deg C, 2 h 2: 93 percent / PyH*OTs / ethanol / 6 h / 60 °C 3: 92 percent / 6percent Na-Hg, Na2HPO4 / methanol / 24 h / 25 °C 4: 78 percent / pyridinium dichromate / dimethylformamide / 6 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 92 percent / 6percent Na-Hg, Na2HPO4 / methanol / 24 h / 25 °C 2: 78 percent / pyridinium dichromate / dimethylformamide / 6 h / 25 °C View Scheme

1: 93 percent / PyH*OTs / ethanol / 6 h / 60 °C 2: 92 percent / 6percent Na-Hg, Na2HPO4 / methanol / 24 h / 25 °C 3: 78 percent / pyridinium dichromate / dimethylformamide / 6 h / 25 °C View Scheme

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1: 1.) i-BuOCOCl, N-methylmorpholine / 1.) THF, -20 deg C, 20 min; 2.) THF, Et2O, -5 deg C to RT, 4 h 2: 66 percent / H2O, CF3COOAg / tetrahydrofuran; triethylamine / -25 deg C to RT, 4-5 h 3: 440 mg / 1 h / Ambient temperature 4: 64 percent / aq. Na2CO3 / acetone / 2 h View Scheme

1: 1.) i-BuOCOCl, N-methylmorpholine / 1.) THF, -20 deg C, 20 min; 2.) THF, Et2O, -5 deg C to RT, 4 h 2: 66 percent / H2O, CF3COOAg / tetrahydrofuran; triethylamine / -25 deg C to RT, 4-5 h View Scheme