Hydrochloric Acid → (4-Decylphenyl)methanol

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Reaction Steps

To 69.5 ml. of 1 molar borane in tetrahydrofuran chilled in an ice bath is added dropwise over 40 minutes a solution of 17.2 g. of p-decylbenzoic acid in 150 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran. The mixture is refluxed for 3.5 hours, chilled, 5 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid is added and the mixture poured onto ice. The mixture is filtered and the solid washed with water to give white crystals.

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