Methanol → 3-Chloro-4-methylbenzyl alcohol

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To a solution of 4-chloro-2-methylbenzoic acid (800 mg, 4.69 mmol) in THF (8 mL) that was cooled at 0° C., BH3THF (14 mL, 1M in THF) was added into the solution drop wise. The mixture was then stirred at r.t. overnight. Add methanol to the system at 0° C. slowly until no gas released. Remove the solvent and the residue was extracted with ethylacetate, concentrated the organic phase to give 894 mg of the title compound (85%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.36 (3H, s), 4.63 (2H, s), 7.13-7.22 (2H, m), 7.35 (1H, s).

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