Diethyl Ether → HCID 20442396, compound

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To a rapidly stirred solution of 8.33 g potassium carbonate 1.5 hydrate in 330 ml water was added 18.5 g of the nitrophenyl ketone. 2.5 g of potassium carbonate was added to make a clear solution. A solution of 2.36 g sodium borohydride in 50 ml water was added over 5 min. The mixture was heated to 45° for one hour, cooled to room temperature over 2 hours, and shaken with 200 ml ether. The layers were separated and the water layer stirred as a solution of 8% aqueous HCl was added until the solution was a pH of 2-3. An orange solid was collected by filtration, blended in ice water, filtered, washed with water and vacuum oven dried at 60° C. to yield 18 g, 95% yield.

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