Aluminium lithium hydride → [6-(3-Methyl-butoxy)-pyridin-3-yl]-methanol

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[6-(3-Methyl-butoxy)-pyridin-3-yl]-methanol was prepared from 6-(3-methylbutoxy)nicotinic acid (0.24 g) and lithium aluminium hydride (0.5M, THF, 3.5 ml) according to the method described in Example 54 to give the product as a yellow oil (0.19 g, 86%): δH (400 MHz, CDCl3) 8.08 (1H, d, J 2.5 Hz), 7.59 (1H, dd, J 8.5, 2.5 Hz), 6.71 (1H, d, J 8.5 Hz), 4.60 (2H, s), 4.30 (2H, t, J 6.5 Hz), 1.81 (1H, nonet, J 6.7 Hz), 1.66 (3H, q, J 7 Hz) and 0.96 (6H, d, J 6.5 Hz); HPLC (XTERRA, 50/80, 235 nm) 86% (2.54 min).

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