Hydrochloric Acid → (6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)methanol

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A solution of commercially available 6-methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde (200 mg; 1.07 mmol) in MeOH (5 ml) was treated portionwise at rt with NaBH4 (50 mg; 1.31 mmol), and the resulting mixture was further stirred at rt, under nitrogen, for 1 h. 2 M aq. HCl was added, and the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure. AcOEt and water were added, and the separated organic layer was dried over anh. MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure affording (6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)methanol as a colorless solid. LC-MS (conditions E): tR=0.55 min.; no ionisation.

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