Methanol → 1-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanol

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Sodium borohydride (564 mg) was added to a solution of 2-methylacetophenone (1 g) in a mixture of THF (8 mL) with methanol (32 mL), and the reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. Water and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction solution and the organic layer was partitioned. The resulting organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane-ethyl acetate system) to obtain 911 mg of the title compound. The physical properties of the compound are as follows.

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