Hydrochloric Acid → (3',4',5'-Trifluoro-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)methanol

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Then, 14.77 g of 4-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)benzaldehyde and 15 mL of water were dissolved in 70 mL of ethanol, the resultant solution was cooled with ice, and 0.75 g of sodium tetrahydroborate was slowly added. After stirring at room temperature for 2 hours, 10% hydrochloric acid was added until the system became acidic, followed by stirring for 1 hour. Then, toluene was added to the mixture to separate an organic layer, and an aqueous layer was subjected to extraction with toluene. The toluene extract was combined with the organic layer and washed with saturated brine. The organic layer mixture was dried by adding sodium sulfate, and then the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from hexane to yield 12.64 g of 4-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)benzyl alcohol.

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