1-(4-Bromophenyl)cyclopentanecarboxylic acid → [1-(4-Bromophenyl)cyclopentyl]methanol

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To a solution of 1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclopentanecarboxylic acid (Enamine, 1 g, 3.72 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL), at 0° C. was added slowly LiAlH4 1M/THF (7.43 mL, 7.43 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and quenched by water. The product was extracted with DCM and the organic layer was evaporated under reduced pressure. The product was purified on silica gel column chromatography using a cyclohexane to cyclohexane/EtOAc 70:30 as eluant. The appropriate fractions were combined and concentrated in vacuo to give the title product (1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclopentyl)methanol (832 mg, 3.26 mmol, 88% yield) as a colourless oil. 1H NMR: (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz) δ 7.40 (m, 2H), 7.25 (m, 2H), 4.65 (m, 1H), 3.38 (m, 2H), 1.95 (m, 2H), 1.65 (m, 6H).

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