Diethyl Ether → (4-(Thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)methanol

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To a solution of methyl (4-thien-3-yl)benzoate (552 g, 1.60 mmol) in THF (5 mL) at 0° C. was added 1.0 M lithium aluminum hydride in diethyl ether (1.60 mL, 1.60 mmol) over 10 minutes. The reaction was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 3 hours, cooled to 0° C., and quenched by dropwise addition of water (0.10 mL), 4 N aq. NaOH (0.10 mL), and water (0.30 mL). The reaction was filtered through a pad of Celite and the filtrate evaporated in vacuo. The title compound was obtained as an oil and was used without furthur purification.

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