Water → 5-Bromobiphenyl-2-methanol

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Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl 5-bromo-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-carboxylate (2.2 g, 6.9 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was cooled to 0° C. LiAlH4 (380 mg, 10 mmol) was added slowly. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h, after which water (1 mL) was added slowly to quench the reaction. The solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to provide (5-bromo-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)methanol as a white solid that was used directly without further purification.

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