Water → 4-(Cyclopropylidenemethyl)benzyl alcohol

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Reaction Steps

To a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (0.16 g) in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was added methyl 4-(cyclopropylidenemethyl)benzoate (0.80 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. Water (0.4 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred for 3 days. Insoluble materials were removed by filtration, and the solvent of the filtrate was removed under reduced pressure to give 4-(cyclopropylidenemethyl)benzyl alcohol (0.69 g).

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