Water → (3-Chloro-1-benzothien-2-yl)methanol

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To a solution of sodium borohydride (231 mg, 6.1 mmol) in absolute ethanol (10 mL) was added a solution of 3-chloro-1-benzothiophen-2-carbaldehyde (1.0 g, 5.1 mmol) in absolute ethanol (5 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. Water was added and extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase was washed with brine and dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation of the solvent, (3-chloro-1-benzothiophen-2-yl)methanol was obtained as an orange pale solid (944 mg, 94% yield) and used for next step without further purification; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.17 (bs, 1H), 4.99 (s, 2H), 7.37-7.47 (m, 2H), 7.78-7.82 (m, 2H).

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