Sodium sulfate decahydrate → 2-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)-4-pyridylmethanol

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Lithium aluminium hydride (228 mg) was added to a solution of methyl 2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)-4-pyridinecarboxylate (1.95 g) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) at 0° C., which was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sodium sulfate decahydrate (1.93 g) was added to the reaction mixture, which was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The precipitates were removed by filtration, the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting colorless crystals were collected by filtration to obtain 2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolylmethoxy)-4-pyridylmethanol (1.37 g, yield 77%). This was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane. Melting point: 100–101° C.

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