Water → HCID 12799247, compound

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To a solution of 3-(4-methoxyphenoxy)benzaldehyde (5.0 g, 21.9 mmol) in methanol (35 mL) was added a solution of sodium borohydride (0.86 g, 22.8 mmol) in an aqueous solution of 2N sodium hydroxide (2.5 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Water was added to the reaction mixture, which was neutralized with acetic acid, then, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, then, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated to obtain (3-(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-phenyl)-metanol (5.3 g, quantitatively) as a colorless oil.

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