HCID 13311996, compound → HCID 22025284, compound

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Using the procedure described in Preparation 3, 5-(4-bromophenyl)-5-oxopentanoic acid methyl ester (12.8 g, 45 mmol) (Preparation 12) was reduced with LiAlH4 (3.4 g, 90 mmol) to yield 1-(4-bromophenyl)-pentane-1,5-diol (9.4 g) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.42 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 4.56 (1H, m), 3.63 (1H, br s), 3.45-3.6 (2H, m), 2.96 (1H, br s), 1.25-1.9 (6H, m).

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