1: diisobutylaluminium hydride / tetrahydrofuran / -40 °C 2: manganese dioxide / hexane / Ambient temperature 3: KCN, 18-crown-6 / 1 h / 0 °C 4: trimethylbenzylammonium fluoride / tetrahydrofuran; H2O / 0 °C 6: 79 percent / sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / 56 °C 7: p-toluenesulfonic acid / methanol / 1 h / 0 °C 8: 2percent aqueous sodium hydroxide / diethyl ether / 0.33 h View Scheme