Water → 4-[4-(Aminomethyl)phenyl]phenol

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Reaction Steps

4′-Hydroxy-biphenyl-4-carbonitrile (10.00 g, 51.2 mmol) in 150 mL of anhydrous THF was added under nitrogen dropwise over 30 minutes to a suspension of LAH (2.91 g, 76.7 mmol) in 200 mL of anhydrous THF at room temperature. After the addition the reaction was refluxed for 20 h (overnight). In the following order 2.91 mL of water, 2.91 mL of 15% KOH and 8.73 mL of water were added dropwise. The reaction was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature. The solid was removed by filtration and dried under reduced pressure to give a yellow solid which was used in the next step without additional purification.

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