(2R)-3-Benzyloxymethoxy-2-methyl-propionic acid methyl ester → (2R)-3-Benzyloxymethoxy-2-methyl-propan-1-ol

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A solution of ester 2 (0.5 g, 2.1 mmol) in anhydrous THF (4 mL) was added dropwise to a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (0.16 g, 4.2 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) at 0° C. The cooling bath was removed, and the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight, quenched with cold water, and extracted with EtOAc. The solvents were removed in vacuum and the crude oil was purified by silica gel chromatography using hexane/EtOAc (8:2) as an eluent to afford oily diol 3 (0.29 g, 66%).

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