Sodium Hydroxide → Quinolin-8-ylmethanol

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To a solution of 8-acetoxymethylquinoline (12.07 g) in methanol (80 ml) was added an 30% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, and the mixture was heated and refluxed for 1.5 hours. After distilling off the methanol, the resulting residue was extracted with chloroform. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilled off. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-n-hexane to give 8-hydroxymethylquinoline (9.21 g).

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