Water → (Z)-8-Tetradecen-1-ol

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Reaction Steps

0.95 g lithium aluminium hydride was suspended in 150 ml diethyl ether under blanketing gas and 10 g methyl (Z)-8-tetradecenoate (4) was added dropwise at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at 0° C. and for 5 h at room temperature. 1 ml water and 1 ml NaOH solution (15%) were added and the mixture was filtered through silica gel. The silica gel was washed with ether, the organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent was distilled off. (Z)-8-tetradecen-1-ol (5) was obtained.

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