Multiple Choice
Which of the following sequences of reagents will move the alcohol functional group from the tertiary position of 1-methylcyclohexanol to a secondary position?
A) 1. KOtBu; 2. Hg(OAc) 2, H2O; 3. NaBH4
B) 1. TsCl, pyr; 2. KOtBu; 3. BH3-THF; 4. H2O2, NaOH
C) 1. H2SO4, heat; 2. BH3∙THF; 3. H2O2, NaOH
D) 1. TsCl, pyr; 2. NaOH; 3. BH3∙THF; 4. H2O2, NaOH
E) C and D will both work
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