Toluene → HCID 86709384, compound

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6-(4-Trifluoromethoxyphenoxy)nicotinic acid ethyl ester (7.48 g, 22.9 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (75 ml) and cooled to −78° C. A toluene solution (100.6 ml, 100.6 mmol) of diisobutylaluminium hydride was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into a 1 N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, followed by extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=100:0→0:100) to afford the title compound as a colorless oil (6.15 g, 94%).

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