Ethyl 3-(furan-2-yl)benzoate → [3-(2-Furyl)phenyl]methanol

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Ethyl 3-(2-furyl)benzoate J. Chem. Soc., (B), 1971, 2305] was dissolved in 5 ml of anhydrous ethyl ether, and with stirring under ice cooling, 23 mg of lithium aluminum hydride was added. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes. After the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted by adding water and ethyl ether. The extract was worked up in a customary manner to give 170 mg (yield 83%) of 3-(2-furyl)benzyl alcohol.

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