Sodium Bicarbonate → Methyl 4-[4-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxymethylbutyl]benzoate

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24.28 ml of a 1 M borane-THF complex solution (24.28 mmol) are added dropwise to a solution of 5.32 g (77% purity, 12.14 mmol) of methyl 4-[2-carboxy-4-(4-cyanophenyl)butyl]benzoate from Example 14A in 40 ml of THF at −15° C., and the solution is stirred at this temperature for 4 h. After reaction is complete, saturated sodium bicarbonate solution is added to the reaction mixture, and the solvent is concentrated to dryness. The residue is taken up in dichloromethane, dried over sodium sulfate and, after filtration, again freed of solvent. The resulting crude product is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 4:1). 2.25 g (55% yield) of a colorless solid are obtained.

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