Ammonium Chloride → 2-(2,6-Dichloropyridin-3-yl)ethan-1-ol

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NaBH4 (80 mg, 2.11 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-(2,6-dichloropyridin-3-yl)acetaldehyde (200 mg, 1.05 mmol) in THF (1 ml) and MeOH (1 ml) and stirred at RT for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was treated with NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the yellow oil 2-(2,6-dichloropyridin-3-yl)ethanol (200 mg, yield: 99%)

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