Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Bromophenyl)propan-1-ol

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To a solution of 3-(4-bromophenyl)-propionic acid (9.16 g, 40 mmol) in THF (150 mL) at 0° C. was added LiAlH4 (1.4 g, 36 mmol) in portionwise. When the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was heated and stirred under reflux for additional 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and 2 N—HCl (50 mL) added dropwise. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc and washed with water (×3). The combined organic extract was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo, which afforded the subtitle compound (i) as an oil (8 g).

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