Aluminium lithium hydride → 3-(6-Methoxypyridin-3-yl)propan-1-ol
Reaction equation
[H-].[H-].[H-].[H-].[Li+].[Al+3].[CH3:7][O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([CH2:15][CH2:16][C:17](OC)=[O:18])=[CH:11][N:10]=1>C1COCC1>[CH3:7][O:8][C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][OH:18])=[CH:11][N:10]=1Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
To a suspension of 0.56 g (1.1 eq) of LAH in 50 ml of dry THF at 5° C. under nitrogen was added a solution of 2.7 g (13.5 mmol) of methyl 3-(2-methoxy-pyridin-5-yl)-propionate in THF and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The mixture was quenched with 0.6 ml of water, 0.6 ml of 10% NaOH, and 1.8 ml of water successively. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to yield 2.0 g (87%) of 2-methoxy-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-pyridine as a yellow oil.