Sodium borohydride → (5-(2-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl)thiophen-2-yl)methanol

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To a solution of 5-[2-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxyethyl]thiophene-2-carbaldehyde (17.8 g, 66.1 mmol) in ethanol (180 mL) at 0° C. was added sodium borohydride (2.5 g, 66.1 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at 0° C. for 1.5 h. The reaction solution was concentrated in vacuo and partitioned between ethyl acetate (30 mL) and brine (30 mL). The organic phase was over sodium sulphate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a yellow oil (17.5 g, 97%) which was used in the next step without further purification.

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