Diethyl Ether → HCID 54112566, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 40 ml of ether suspension containing 1.74 g (46 mmol) of lithium aluminum hydride, was added dropwise under cooling with ice 40 ml of ether solution containing 10.9 g (46 mmol) of (-)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-heptanoic acid obtained in Reference Example 2. After 2-hour reflux, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and was treated with water under cooling with ice to obtain 10.2 g of oily 2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)hexyl alcohol.

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