Sodium borohydride → 1-Fluoro-3-(2-nitro-ethyl)-5-propoxy-benzene

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Add sodium borohydride (1.30 g, 34.46 mmol) to 1-fluoro-3-((E)-2-nitro-vinyl)-5-propoxy-benzene (1.94 g, 8.61 mmol) and silica gel (17 g) in chloroform (86 mL) and isopropanol (25 mL) at room temperature in portions over 5 minutes. Stir at room temperature 2 hours and filter. Concentrate the filtrate and dissolve in ethyl acetate. Wash with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dry over magnesium sulfate, filter and concentrate. Purify on 40 g silica gel eluting with 100:0 to 70:30 hexanes:ethyl acetate to give 1.1 g (56.2%) of the desired compound as an oil.

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