4-Pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic Acid → (4-Pentylcyclohexyl)methanol

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To a slurry of lithium aluminum hydride (2 equi.) in diethyl ether (4 mL/mmole), a solution of commercially available 4-pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid (20) (1 equi.) in diethyl ether (3 ml/mmole) was added at ice temperature over a period of 20 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h, cooled to ice temperature, quenched slowly with water (1 mL/g LAH), 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide (1 mL/g LAH), and water (3 mL/g LAH) consecutively. MgSO4 (5 g/100 mL reaction solution) was added to the reaction mixture, stirred for 30 min, filtered through celite, and concentrated in vacuo to give (4-pentyl-cyclohexyl)-methanol (21) a colorless oil (95%).

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