Water → 3-Amino-2-phenylpropan-1-ol

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For the preparation of the alcohols VI used in Examples (3a) and (3b). 10 g of 3-amino-2-phenylpropanecarboxylic acid in 150 ml of monoglyme were stirred with 3 g of LiAlH4 for 20 hrs. Then, 12 ml of water and 3 ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution were slowly added thereto. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was again evaporated with toluene. There was obtained 8.4 g of β-(aminomethyl)-phenethyl alcohol.

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