ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate in water; acetonitrile 1 h; Ambient temperature;

1: 480 mg / Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6 / acetonitrile; H2O / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 1) H2, 2) conc. HCl / 1) 10percent Pd/C / 1) MeOH, 760 Torr, 2) 50 deg C, 2h View Scheme

<b>Multi-step reaction with 4 steps<br /> </b>1: H₂ / 5percent Pd/C / toluene / 760 Torr<br />2: 50percent NaOH / Bu₄NBr / toluene / Ambient temperature<br />3: KOtBu, BuLi / tetrahydrofuran / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature<br />4: tetrahydrofuran / 16 h / Ambient temperature<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 3 steps<br /> </b>1: 99 percent / pyridine / 16 h / Ambient temperature<br />2: 68 percent / 50percent NaOH / ethanol / 16 h<br />3: tetrahydrofuran / 16 h / Ambient temperature<br /> <br /> &nbsp;