Potassium Hydroxide → 3-(3-Ethynylphenyl)propan-1-ol

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To a solution of 4-(3-(3-hydroxypropyl)phenyl)-2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol (49) (0.750 g, 3.4 mmol) in toluene (50 mL) was added powdered KOH (0.390 g, 7 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 45 min. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to 10-15 mL volume and partitioned between EtOAc and water. The combined organics were washed with water and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by flash chromatography (15% EtOAc-hexanes) gave 3-(3-ethynylphenyl)propan-1-ol (50) as a light brown oil. Yield (0.272 g, 49%).

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