Sodium borohydride → (3-Bromo-2,6-difluorophenyl)methanol

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20 g of 3-bromo-2,6-difluorobenzaldehyde are dissolved in 450 ml of methanol and cooled in an ice bath; 3.42 g of sodium borohydride are then added thereto, portionwise. The mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour and the solvent is then evaporated off under reduced pressure. The residue is taken up between water and dichloromethane. The organic phase is separated, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is crystallized from n-pentane. 14.6 g of compound are obtained.

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