Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Methoxy-6-nitrophenyl)-1-ethanol

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Diisobutylaluminium hydride (20 wt % in toluene; 2.38 g, 16.8 mmol) was added to a solution of (2-methoxy-6-nitro-phenyl)-acetic acid ethyl ester (1.0 g, 4.18 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) at −5° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at 0° C. and then poured into 1N hydrochloric acid solution. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL) then the separated organic phase was washed with water (2×30 mL), brine (25 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford 2-(2-methoxy-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol (780 mg, 94%).

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