1: 1.) Vitride, 2.) nicotinate 11 / 1.) xylene, 130 deg C, 2.) methanol 2: 91 percent / sodium triphenoxide / dimethylsulfoxide View Scheme

nicotinate 11; sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium dihydride 1.) xylene, 130 deg C, 2.) methanol; Yield given. Multistep reaction;