2-(Benzyloxy)benzaldehyde → Benzenemethanol, 2-(phenylmethoxy)-

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A mixture of 2-benzyloxybenzaldehyde (5 g, Apin) and sodium borohydride (1.4 g) in ethanol (50 ml) was stirred under argon for 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated, the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate and added dropwise to 0.1M hydrochloric acid solution (200 ml) at 0° C. The organic solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (100 ml) and brine (100 ml), dried (sodium sulphate), filtered and evaporated to give 2-benzyloxybenzyl alcohol (4.91 g) as an oil.

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