Benzyl Alcohol → HCID 178517844, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium hydride (0.68 g 53% mineral oil) was suspended in THF (80 ml) and 1.5 ml of benzyl alcohol was added dropwise with stirring. To this clear solution was added product from Example 3, Step A (2.6 g) dissolved in 25 ml of DMF. After stirring for 2 hours at 25° C. the reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 10 minutes. The solvent was removed in vacuo, water was added to the residue followed by enough diluted HCl to render the solution slightly acidic and it was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was dried and evaporated to give title compound as an oil that was used directly in Step B.

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