[H-].[Al+3].[Li+].[H-].[H-].[H-].[CH3:7][O:8][C:9]1[CH:18]=[C:17]2[C:12]([CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=[C:16]2[CH2:19][C:20](OC)=[O:21])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1.O.[H-]>CCOCC>[CH3:7][O:8][C:9]1[CH:18]=[C:17]2[C:12]([CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=[C:16]2[CH2:19][CH2:20][OH:21])=[CH:11][CH:10]=13.34 g of lithium aluminum hydride are placed in a 250-cm3 flask, and ether is added gently with stirring. Using a dropping funnel, 5 g of methyl (7-methoxy-1-naphthyl)acetate previously dissolved in 50 cm3 of ether are added slowly. The reaction medium is left stirring for 30 minutes. It is poured very slowly into a mixture of water and ice so as to hydrolyze the excess unreacted hydride. The reaction medium is filtered. The aqueous phase is extracted with 3 times 50 cm3 of ether, and the ether phases are dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The white solid obtained is recrystallized.
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