Water → 6-Methyl-2-methylaminobenzyl alcohol

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A solution of 2-formamido-6-methylbenzyl alcohol (1.9 g) in tetrahydrofuran (26 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (0.873 g) in tetrahydrofuran (17 ml) at room temperature over a period of 10 minutes. After being refluxed for 4.5 hours, the excess reagent was decomposed with a small amount of water and the resulting precipitates were filtered off by suction. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was recrystallized from carbon tetrachloride to give 6-methyl-2-methylaminobenzyl alcohol (0.86 g).

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