Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanol, (+)-

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After preparing the reducing agent by the same method as described in Example 1. 1.55 g (10 mmol) of phenacyl chloride was added to the reducing agent and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 hours. To the mixture were added 2 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and 20 ml of water to conduct hydrolysis. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated to obtain an oily product. The obtained oil was analyzed by HPLC.

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