hydrazine hydrate; nickel in tetrahydrofuran; methanol T=60°C; 1 h;

1: 50 percent / hydrazine hydrate / Raney nickel / methanol; tetrahydrofuran / 1 h / 60 °C 2: 50 percent / tert-butylcatechol / xylene / 3 h / Heating 3: 95 percent / H2 / 10 percent Pd/C / ethanol / 12 h / 2585.7 Torr View Scheme