Sodium Iodide → 3-Iodo-1-phenylpropan-1-ol

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(Compound 14) (10.1 g) was dissolved in acetone (200 ml) saturated with NaI. The mixture was refluxed for 12 h and subsequently stirred at RT for 3 days. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue extracted with H2O/ether. The etheral layer separated and washed with H2O and saturated NaCl-solution. Resulting in 12.5 g of 3-iodo-1-phenyl-1-propanol (compound 15).

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