Sodium Hydroxide → 3,3-Difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol

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A 35% aq. NaOH sol. (6 ml) was added to a solution of 1.9 g (8.2 mmol) of 3,3-difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl acetate in EtOH (25 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 2 h at RT. Concentration in vacuo was then carried out and the residue was taken up in water (80 ml). The solution was extracted with EA (3×80 ml) and the combined organic phases were washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. CC (hexane/EA 9:1) of the residue yielded 1.1 g (5.8 mmol, 71%) of 3,3-difluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol.

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