Sodium Hydroxide → 4-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzyl Alcohol

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A solution of Ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzoate and 4-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzoic acid (5.3 g, 19.47 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and treated with LiAlH4 (2.95 g, 77.8 mmol); the mixture was then heated at 65 C for one hour then cooled and aqueous NaOH (5%, 19.4 mL) was added drop wise. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 5.54 g of crude product.

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