Aluminium lithium hydride → (6-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyridin-3-yl)methanol

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To a solution of 6-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-nicotinic acid methyl ester (13.7 g, 48.7 mmol) in THF (100 mL) is added LiAlH4 (1.0 M in THF, 50 mL, 50 mmol) at 0˜5° C., the reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hr, quenched by water and 5N NaOH (0.5 mL) carefully. The resulting mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and filtered through celite. Concentration of the filtrate gives [6-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-methanol (12.8 g).

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