Water → 2-Phenoxybenzyl alcohol

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To a solution of 2-phenoxybenzoic acid (20.8 g) in tetrahydrofuran (400 ml), 14.6 ml of borane-tetrahydrofuran complex (1M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added, and the reaction solution was stirred at 50° C. for 4 hours. The reaction solution was cooled, then water was added, and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The combined organic layers were washed with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to afford the title compound as a colorless oil.

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