Methyl 4-(benzyloxy)-2-methylbenzoate → (4-(Benzyloxy)-2-methylphenyl)methanol

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A suspension of 0.11 g (2.93 mmol) of lithium aluminum hydride in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran was cooled to 0° C. A solution of 0.75 g (2.93 mmol) of methyl 4-benzyloxy-2-methylbenzoate in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise to the suspension at 0° C. After stirring at 0° C. for 2 hours, the reaction mixture was treated in a conventional manner to give 0.66 g of 4-benzyloxy-2-methylbenzyl alcohol.

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