3-(4-Aminophenyl)prop-2-enoic acid → p-Aminocinnamyl alcohol

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Reaction Steps

To 72.0 g of sodium borohydride in 1.5 l. of methanol, with ice cooling, is added 16.30 g of p-amino-cinnamic acid in 500 ml of methanol, maintaining the temperature between 10° -15° C. Subsequent to the addition, the mixture is stirred for four hours at room temperature and then worked up to give p-aminocinnamyl alcohol.

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