Sodium sulfate decahydrate → [3-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)phenyl]methanol

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To a solution of ethyl 2′,4′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-carboxylate (5.0 g, 19.7 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was added lithium aluminum hydride (0.91 g, 24.0 mmol) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction solution was ice-cooled, and sodium sulfate decahydrate (8.0 g, 24.8 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The precipitated insoluble material was filtered through celite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as a colorless oil. yield 96%.

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