Water → 2-(2-Bromophenyl)ethan-1-ol

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To a solution of 2-bromophenylacetic acid (3.96 g, 18.42 mmol) in 60 mL of anhydrous THF was added slowly at room temperature 24.0 mL (23.95 mmol) of a 1 M solution BH3/THF. After finishing the addition of BH3/THF, the solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and then heated at 100° C. for 2 h. After this time, the solution was cooled to room temperature, and a mixture of THF and water (20 mL) was added. Potassium carbonate was then added, along with 60 mL of ether. The organic layer was separated from the mixture, and this layer was washed with water (60 mL), aqueous NaHCO3 (60 mL), and brine (60 mL) before it was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to give the crude product. This crude product was purified by silica gel flash chromatography eluting with hexanes and a 5 to 10% gradient of ethyl acetate to give 3.47 g (94%) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.57 (d, 1H, J=7.8 Hz), 7.31-7.21 (m, 2H), 7.14-7.08 (m, 1H), 3.90 (app. t, 2H, J=6.6, 6.9 Hz), 3.05 (app. t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.51 (bs, 1H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 137.76, 132.95, 131.25, 128.19, 127.44, 124.67, 62.04, 39.30. Anal. Calc'd. for C8H9BrO: C, 47.79; H, 4.51. Found: C, 47.75; H, 4.50.

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