4-Bromo-2-fluorobenzaldehyde → (4-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)methanol

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To a solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobenzaldehyde (25 g, 0.123 mol) in methanol (250 ml) was added NaBH4 (7.02 g, 0.1847 mol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with 25 ml of water and solvent evaporated under reduced pressure. The compound was extracted with ethyl acetate, organic layer was washed with water and brine and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent evaporation under reduced pressure afforded the sub-title compound (25 g) as an oil. This was directly taken for next step without further purification.

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