(1): Method I. A mixture of 9-0-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl) su-pinidine (7B)(0.75 g, 2.96 mmol) and ammonium fluoride (0.22 g, 5.92 mmol) in dry methanol (60 mL) was stirred and kept at 60'C for 18 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a pale-yellow residual oil that was purified by preparative TLC on 2-mm silica gel plates (three times), developing with a mixture of chloroform/methanol/concentrated ammonium hydroxide (10/ ...