Aluminium lithium hydride → HCID 23614436, compound

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To a stirred suspension of LiAlH4 (200 mg, excess) in THF at 0° C., ethyl(-1-benzofuran-3-yl)propanoate (1.09 g, 5 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added slowly. After the addition, reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr and quenched with saturated NH4Cl solution. The product was extracted with chloroform and washed well with water. It was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The product, 2-(1-benzofuran-3-yl)-1-propanol, was obtained as a white oil pure enough to be taken to the next step without purification. Yield: 700 mg (79%); (M+H): 177.

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