Sodium borohydride → (4-Methoxy-5-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethoxy)-2-trimethylstannanyl-phenyl]-methanol

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4-Methoxy-5-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethoxy)-2-trimethylstannanyl-benzaldehyde (2.36 g, 5.3 mmol) was stirred in MeOH (30 mL) at 0° C. Sodium borohydride (400 mg, 10.6 mmol) was added, and the reaction stirred for 1 h. The solution was diluted with H2O (60 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). Organics were washed with brine (50 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo to give 2.16 g (91%) of [4-methoxy-5-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethoxy)-2-trimethylstannanyl-phenyl]-methanol as a clear oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.18 (t, 1H, J=6.9 Hz), 7.03 (t, 1H, J=9.3 Hz), 5.27 (s, 2H), 4.58-4.63 (m, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.80 (t, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 1.53 (t, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 0.96 (t, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 0.31 (t, 9H, J=27.3 Hz), 0.01 (s, 9H).

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