Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 14576890, compound

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To 4.44 g of 4-(4-methoxybenzoyl)butanoic acid was added a solution of 0.8 g of sodium hydroxide in 30 ml of water, and to this solution was added 1.5 g of sodium borohydride, followed by stirring of the mixture at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was neutralized with diluted hydrochloric acid, extracted with ether, washed with water and dried, followed by evaporation of the solvent to give 4.4 g of 5-hydroxy-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)pentanoic acid as yellow oily product.

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