Aluminium lithium hydride → 3-(5-Fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutan-1-ol

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To a suspension of LAH (1.64 g) in 100 mL of THF stirred under argon was added dropwise over 30 minutes a solution of the above 3-(5-fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutyric acid methyl ester in 10 mL of THF (vigorous reaction). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was diluted with 200 mL of diethyl ether and quenched by the addition of 3 mL of water (added cautiously) and 3 mL of acetic acid. The mixture was filtered through diatomaceous earth and washed through with diethyl ether. Evaporation of the solvent gave 10.8 g of 3-(5-fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutan-1-ol, which was used without additional purification.

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