1: 74.6 percent / 1.) triphenylphosphine, benzoic acid, diethyl azodicarboxylate; 2.) K2CO3 / 1.) THF, 5-10 deg C, 30 min; 2.) THF/methanol, reflux, 3 h 2: 44.3 g / H2, 1M NaBH4, ethylenediamine, nickel acetate / aq. ethanol / 5 h 3: 93 percent / m-chloroperbenzoic acid, Na2HPO4 / CH2Cl2 / 20 h / 5 °C 4: n-BuLi / hexane; cyclohexane / -70 deg C, 1 h; 10 deg C, 4 h 5: 7.62 g / 80percent AcOH / H2O / 1 h / 50 - 60 °C View Scheme

1: 74.6 percent / 1.) triphenylphosphine, benzoic acid, diethyl azodicarboxylate; 2.) K2CO3 / 1.) THF, 5-10 deg C, 30 min; 2.) THF/methanol, reflux, 3 h 2: 44.3 g / H2, 1M NaBH4, ethylenediamine, nickel acetate / aq. ethanol / 5 h 3: 93 percent / m-chloroperbenzoic acid, Na2HPO4 / CH2Cl2 / 20 h / 5 °C 4: n-BuLi / hexane; cyclohexane / -70 deg C, 1 h; 10 deg C, 4 h 5: 7.62 g / 80percent AcOH / H2O / 1 h / 50 - 60 °C 6: pyridine, N,N-dimethylaminopyridine View Scheme