Ethyl 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoate → 2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol

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To a solution of ethyl 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-propanoate (Intermediate 38, 2 g, 9.0 mmol) in THF (20 mL) at 0° C., lithium aluminium hydride 2M in THF (9.0 ml, 18.0 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes at the same temperature. The reaction was quenched with water (10 ml) (slow dropwise addition), and extracted with EtOAc (15 ml). The organic layer was washed with an aqueous 1N solution of HCl (10 ml), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound (1.439 g) that was used in the next step without further purification.

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