Water → 2-(3-hydroxypropyl)phenol

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To 20 g of lithium aluminum hydride in 200 ml of THF at 0° C. is added dropwise 84 g of 1-benzoxepin-2-one in 200 ml of THF. After addition is complete the reaction mixture is allowed to come to room temperature and stirred 11/4 hours. The reaction mixture is then chilled to 0° C. and 20 ml water, 20 ml 15% of NaOH and 60 ml H2O are sequentially added. The mixture is then diluted with ethyl acetate, acidified and filtered through celite. The EtOAc layer is separated, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to obtain 3-(-o-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol as a brown oil which is used directly in the next step.

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