3,5-Dibromobenzaldehyde → (3,5-Dibromophenyl)methanol

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1.14 G(30 mM) of sodium borohydride was added slowly to a suspension of 3,5-dibromobenzaldehyde (7.92 G;30 mM), from step (a), in 50 mL of methanol at 0° under nitrogen. After stirring 30 mins., the reaction mixture was diluted with 150 mL of ethyl acetate and washed with 5×50 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Solvent removal afforded a crude product, which was dissolved in minimum amount of CH2Cl2 and applied on silica gel. Elution with 1:2 mixture of EtOAc:hexane gave 7.2 G of the desired alcohol as white solid.

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