Diethyl Ether → 3-(4-Fluorophenyl)propan-1-ol

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To a THF (200 mL) solution containing 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propanoic acid (33.6 g, 0.2 mol) was added a 1.0 M solution of LiAlH4 in Et2O (200 mL, 0.2 mol) over a period of 0.5 h. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at RT for 18 h. The reaction was slowly quenched with H2O and the aqueous layer extracted (1×) with Et2O. The combined organic extracts were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting oil was used in the next step without further purification. Isolated 31.4 g (0.2 mol, 100% yield).

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