Acetone → (4-Fluorooxan-4-yl)methanol

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2-(4-Fluorotetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-2-hydroxyacetonitrile (2.06 g, 12.9 mmol) was dissolved in tert-butanol (20 mL) and water (5.0 mL). To this, sodium borohydride (537 mg, 14.2 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. To the reaction mixture, ice and acetone were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure, brine was added to the residue, and extraction with chloroform was performed, followed by drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=3/7) to give 4-fluorotetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethanol (1.59 g, yield: 92%).

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