Hydrochloric Acid → (2-Fluoro-5-nitrophenyl)methanol

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To a solution of 2-fluoro-5-nitro-benzaldehyde (1000 mg, 5.91 mmoles) in MeOH (10 mL) was added NaBH4 (182 mg, 4.82 mmoles). The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h at 0° C. The reaction mixture was acidified with HCl 1M until pH4, concentrated. 50 mL of water was added and the compound was extracted with Et2O. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, evaporated. Expected compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid (1007 mg, 99% yield). mp=62-64° C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ8.43; (dd, 6-CH, J=6.2 Hz and 2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.19; (ddd, J=9 Hz, 4.5 Hz and 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.20; (dd, J=9.0 Hz and 9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.85; (d, J=3.6 Hz, 2H), 2.12; (s large, 1H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ125.0; (CH, d, J=10.0 Hz), 124.7; (CH, d, J=6.9 Hz), 116.2; (CH, d, J=23.6 Hz), 58.2; (CH2).

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