Borane → 2-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)ethanol

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A solution of carboxylic acid 9 (3.40 g; 17.87 mmol) in THF (100 ml) was cooled to 0° C. and treated with 35 ml of a 1.0M solution of borane in THF. After stirring this mixture overnight it was quenched with 1N HCl and the product was extracted into ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, dried (MgSO4) and freed of solvent. The crude product was filtered through a plug of silica gel eluting with 20% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain 2.75 g (quantitative yield) of the product as a clear light oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ2.25, 2.28 (s, 3H each); 2.88 (t, 2H); 3.78 (t, 2H); 6.97-7.07 (m, 3H). IR (neat): 3340, 2947, 1504, 1448, 1265, 1044 cm-1.

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