Sodium borohydride → HCID 53757364, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium borohydride (200 mg) was added to a solution of 660 mg of m-(4-phenylbutoxy)benzaldehyde in 10 ml of methanol, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, 5% hydrochloric acid was added to the residue, and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 510 mg of m-(4-phenylbutoxy)benzyl alcohol.

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