1: NiCl2*6H2O, H3BO3, NaBH4 / ethanol 2: pyridine 3: 71 percent / PhCH2ONa/PhCH2OH, molecular sieve / CH2Cl2 / 480 h 4: 70 percent / TsOH / acetonitrile 5: 53 percent / Hg(CN)2, HgBr2 / nitromethane; toluene 6: 95 percent / H2 / 9.7percent Pd-C / acetic acid; methanol / 18 h / Ambient temperature 7: 87 percent / NaOMe/MeOH / 0 °C View Scheme