1: silver(I) oxide / aq. ethanol / 0.33 h 2: hydrogen / platinum oxide / methanol / 0.5 h / 760 Torr / Ambient temperature 3: 1.) KOH / 1.) EtOH, 43 h reflux; 2.) 10 h room temperature 4: 38 percent / diethyl ether / 0.67 h View Scheme

1: silver(I) oxide / aq. ethanol / 0.33 h 2: hydrogen / platinum oxide / methanol / 0.5 h / 760 Torr / Ambient temperature 3: 1.) KOH / 1.) EtOH, 43 h reflux; 2.) 10 h room temperature View Scheme

mercury(II) diacetate Yield given;

potassium hydroxide; water; silver nitrate in ethanol 0.333333 h; Yield given;