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3-Benzylbenzaldehyde (5.5 g) was dissolved in methanol (75 cm3) and cooled to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (1.29 g) was added gradually in small portions, and stirring was continued for one hour. The reaction mixture was cautiously poured into a water/diethyl ether mixture, and the resulting ethereal solution was washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate. Evaporation of the solvents under reduced pressure gave 3-benzylbenzyl alcohol as a pale yellow oil (5.2 g). The product was used without further purification.

1. washthe resulting ethereal solution was washed with water and brine
2. dry with materialdried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate
3. customEvaporation of the solvents under reduced pressure