Water → (6-Methoxy-benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)-methanol

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To a tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) solution of (6-methoxy-benzo[b]-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (5.0 g, 21.1 mmol) described in Production Example 77-1-1 was added lithium aluminum hydride (2.0 g, 52.8 mmol). The suspension was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was distributed between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated followed by drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtering. The residue was concentrated under a reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (4.1 g, quantitative).

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