Water → 1-Benzofuran-2-Ylmethanol

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Lithium aluminium hydride (467 mg, 12.3 mmol) was suspended in diethyl ether and the suspension was heated under reflux. The suspension was added dropwise with 1-benzofurane-2-carboxylic acid (2.00 g, 12.3 mmol), dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) and further heated under reflux for 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C., and then added with water (0.8ml) and stirred at the same temperature for 30 minutes. Insoluble solids were removed by filtration using Celite, and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound as yellow oil (1.72 g, yield: 94%).

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