Water → 3-(Benzyloxy)-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 0.35 mol of the compound obtained in Step 1 in 400 ml of methanol and 1.5 equivalents of sodium borohydride is stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature and then 500 ml of acidified water are slowly added. The precipitate obtained is taken up in ether; the organic phase is subsequently extracted, dried, filtered and then evaporated off under reduced pressure, allowing the expected product to be isolated.

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