Water → 4-Hydroxymethyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)pyridine

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Ethyl 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)isonicotinate (24.57 g) was dissolved in dry THF (200 mL), and to the solution lithium aluminum hydride (2.94 g) was added at 0° C. under an argon atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour as it is. A small amount of water and then sodium sulfate were added to the reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture was filtered through celite. The filtrate was evaporated, and the reultant crude crystals were recrystalized from ethyl acetate-hexane to give the title compound.

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