1: 3.7 g / H2 / Pd/C / methanol / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 95.1 percent / H2 / Ru/C / methanol / 15 h / 50 °C / 2250.2 Torr 3: 49.8 percent / Jones reagent / acetone / 10 h View Scheme

palladium 10 on activated carbon in methanol T=20°C; P=760.051 Torr; 5 h;

1: 3.7 g / H2 / Pd/C / methanol / 1 h / Ambient temperature 2: 95.1 percent / H2 / Ru/C / methanol / 15 h / 50 °C / 2250.2 Torr 3: 49.8 percent / Jones reagent / acetone / 10 h 5: 55.1 percent / formic acid / 0.5 h / 80 °C View Scheme

<b>Multi-step reaction with 2 steps<br /> </b>1: 53.4 percent / KOH / methanol / 2.5 h / 20 - 40 &deg;C<br />2: 1.) KOH / 1.) DMSO, 10 min, 2.) DMSO, 2 h<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 2 steps<br /> </b>1: 53.4 percent / KOH / methanol / 2.5 h / 20 - 40 &deg;C<br />2: 1.) KOH / 1.) DMSO, 10 min, 2.) DMSO, 2 h<br /> <br /> &nbsp;

<b>Multi-step reaction with 2 steps<br /> </b>1.1: potassium hydroxide / methanol<br />1.2: 5 h / 20 - 40 &deg;C<br />2.1: potassium hydroxide / dimethyl sulfoxide / 20 &deg;C / Inert atmosphere<br /> <br /> &nbsp;