Water → 3-[1,3]Dioxolan-2-ylbenzyl alcohol

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A solution of methyl 3-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzoate (11.0 g., 53 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred suspension of lithium aluminium hydride (3.2 g) in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml). The temperature rose to ca. 45° C. The mixture was stirred for a further 1 hour cooling to room temperature, then was cooled in ice whilst water (3.2 ml) 2M sodium hydroxide (6.4 ml) and more water (6.4 ml) were added dropwise. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite filter acid and the filtrate was evaporated to a colourless oil.

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