Water → tert-Butyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenethylcarbamate

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To a solution of ethyl 4-{2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]ethyl}benzoate (4 g) in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) was added lithium aluminum hydride (0.82 g), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. Water (3.6 ml) and 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1 ml) were added to quench the reaction, and the precipitate was filtered off. The filtrate was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (3.8 g) as a colorless oil.

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