Methyl 2-chloro-4-(methylthio)benzoate → HCID 54209533, compound

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To a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (139 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (8 ml) was added dropwise methyl 2-chloro-4-(methylthio)benzoate (806 mg) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether and 1N hydrochloric acid (10 ml) was added dropwise. The resulting product was extracted 3 times with diethyl ether. The organic layers were combined and washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated to give 2-chloro-4-(methylthio)benzyl alcohol (725 mg) as a colorless oil.

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