Tetrahydrofuran → 4,5-Dicyclopropyl-2-ethoxybenzenemethanol

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A THF (15 mL) solution of methyl 4,5-dicyclopropyl-2-ethoxybenzoate (3.26 g) was added at 0° C. to a mixture of lithium aluminum hydride (1.09 g) and THF (65 mL), and the resultant mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour in a nitrogen atmosphere. Water (1 mL), a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1 mL), and water (3 mL) were added in this order to the reaction mixture at 0° C., and the mixture was filtered through celite. Then, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound (2.84 g).

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