1: 1.) borane, 2.) 30percent aq. H2O2, NaOH / 1.) THF, 25 deg C, 48 h, 2.) THF, a) 25 deg C, 0.5 h, b) reflux, 1 h 2: 64 percent / pyridinium chlorochromate / CH2Cl2 / 3 h / Ambient temperature 3: 98 percent / benzene; diethyl ether / 3 h / 10 - 15 °C 4: 76 percent / Li, liq. NH3, t-BuOH / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / -55 - -50 °C 5: 92 percent / aq. HCl / acetone / 1 h / 25 °C 6: 91 percent / CrO3, H2SO4 / acetone / 0.17 h / 0 - 5 °C 7: 80.3 percent / TsOH*H2O, formic acid / 7 h / 50 - 60 °C View Scheme