Potassium Hydroxide → (6-Benzoyl-2-pyridyl)methanol

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Potassium hydroxide (1.1 g, 18 mmol) is dissolved in 25 ml methanol, after which is added 2-(acetoxymethyl)-6-benzoylpyridine (2.3 g, 9 mmol) in 20 ml methanol and the mixture is then stirred overnight. The mixture is diluted with water and saturated sodium chloride, then extracted with ether (2×), washed with sat. sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to yield (6-benzoyl-2-pyridyl)methanol.

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