4-Acetamidobenzaldehyde → 4-Acetaminobenzyl alcohol

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To a solution of 4-acetamidobenzaldehyde (10 g, 61.3 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was added sodium borohydride (800 mg) at room temperature in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred over night, and the progress of reaction checked by TLC using 4:1 hexanes: EtOAc as eluent. Absence of starting material indicated the completion of reduction and the reaction mixture was concentrated in a rotavap. The residue was partitioned between water (25 mL) and ethyl acetate (4×50 mL) and the organic layer was washed with brine (25 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the removal of the solvent gave the alcohol as a pale yellow solid, which was dried under high vacuum. 8.6 g (85%); 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 2.0 (s, 3H), 4.5 (d, 2H), 5.2 (t, 1H), 7.25 (d, 2H), 7.55 (d, 2H), 9.95 (s, 1H).

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