3-Benzyloxybenzaldehyde → 3-(Phenylmethoxy)benzenemethanol

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The intermediate 33 (8.2 mmols) and calcium chloride (16.4 mmols) were dissolved in 55 mL of anhydrous ethanol and 27 mLs of THF. The solution was next cooled to 0° C. and sodium borohydride (16.4 mmols) was added slowly over several minutes to the reaction vessel. Upon warming to ambient temperature, the mixture was allowed to stir for an additional 15 hours. After this time, the flask was again cooled to 0° C. and the excess sodium borohydride was quenched with the addition of 5 mLs of 1N HCl. The aqueous layer was extracted with four 20 mL portions of EtOAc; the organic layers were then combined, washed with 10 mLs of brine and dried with MgSO4. After evaporation, the crude organic material was purified by flash chromatography and 6.7 mmols of the title product was recovered. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.49-7.24 (m, 5H), 7.06-6.88 (m, 2H), 5.08 (s, 21-1), 4.66 (s, 2H), 1.78 (s, 1H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 129.88, 128.83, 128.21, 127.72, 119.60, 114.35, 113.45, 70.17, 65.46.

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