A one pot, multistep process in which no intermediate compounds are isolated, for preparing a compound of Formula from a compound of Formula, comprising: (a) contacting the compound of Formula with hydrogen peroxide and a compound of formula HOOCR 18 to form a compound of Formula; (b) contacting the compound of Formula with a first reducing agent to form a compound of Formula, wherein the first reducing agent comprises a borohydride; and (c) contacting the compound of Formula with a second reducing agent to form the compound of Formula, wherein the second reducing agent comprises a hydrogen transfer reagent, according to the following reaction scheme: wherein: A is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 5, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; wherein any pair of R #a and R #b wherein # is any one of 10, 15, and 16, optionally together form a moiety chosen from the group consisting of {=}O, {=}S, {=}CH 2, and {=}NR 1612; R 6, R 1611, and R 1612 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 18 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; and one or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b may form part of a ring or ring system chosen from carbocyclic, substituted carbocylic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocylic, or combinations thereof. (a) contacting the compound of Formula with hydrogen peroxide and a compound of formula HOOCR 18 to form a compound of Formula; (b) contacting the compound of Formula with a first reducing agent to form a compound of Formula, wherein the first reducing agent comprises a borohydride; and (c) contacting the compound of Formula with a second reducing agent to form the compound of Formula, wherein the second reducing agent comprises a hydrogen transfer reagent, according to the following reaction scheme: wherein: A is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 5, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; wherein any pair of R #a and R #b wherein # is any one of 10, 15, and 16, optionally together form a moiety chosen from the group consisting of {=}O, {=}S, {=}CH 2, and {=}NR 1612; R 6, R 1611, and R 1612 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 18 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; and one or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b may form part of a ring or ring system chosen from carbocyclic, substituted carbocylic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocylic, or combinations thereof. A is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 5, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl; wherein any pair of R #a and R #b wherein # is any one of 10, 15, and 16, optionally together form a moiety chosen from the group consisting of {=}O, {=}S, {=}CH 2, and {=}NR 1612; R 6, R 1611, and R 1612 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; R 18 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl; and one or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b may form part of a ring or ring system chosen from carbocyclic, substituted carbocylic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocylic, or combinations thereof.