Water → 2-Hydroxy-2-(3-nitrophenyl)ethyl acetate

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2-(3-Nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethyl acetate (20 g) was dissolved in MeOH (200 mL) and cooled to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (6.78 g) was added pinch-wise to the reaction mixture and this was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction was quenched by addition of acetone (10 mL) and the mixture concentrated to give a solid. The solid was treated with water (100 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The crude title compound obtained was used for next step without further purification (18 g, 89%).

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