Hydrogen Peroxide → 4-Benzyloxy-5-(4-fluorophenoxy)-1-pentanol

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To a mixture of 4-benzyloxy-5-(4-fluorophenoxy)-1-pentene (2.86 g., 10 mmoles), sodium borohydride (0.47 g., 12.5 mmoles), and tetrahydrofuran (25 ml.) is added dropwise a solution of boron fluoride etherate (2.1 ml., 16.7 mmoles) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml.) at ice-bath temperatures under a nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting mixture is further stirred at room temperature overnight (ca.15 hours). The reaction flask is chilled in an ice bath and water (2 ml.) is very cautiously added to destory the excess hydride, followed by the additions of sodium hydroxide (5N, 4 ml.) and hydrogen peroxide (30%, 8 ml.). The final mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1/2 hour, diluted with cold water and then extracted with chloroform three times. The combined extracts are washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent is evaporated in vacuo leaving the title compound as a viscous oil (3.00 g., 10 mmoles, 100%). ir (neat) 2.97, 3.30, 3.41, 6.22, 6.68, 6.90, 8.03, 8.30, 9.16, 9.44, 12.10, 13.20, 13.60, 14.40μ; pmr (CCl4) δ 1.4-1.9 (4H, m), 3.2-4.2 (6H, m), 4.58 (2H, broad s), 6.6-7.1 (4H, m), 7.20 (5H, s).

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