Ammonium Chloride → (2,3-Dichloro-6-nitrophenyl)methanol

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196MBT36 (100 mg, 0.455 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (2 mL). Sodium borohydride (17 mg, 0.455 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature. Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (1 mL) was added and extracted with dichloromethane (2×10 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give 2,3-dichloro-6-nitrobenzyl alcohol (196MBT46-A, 92 mg, 91%) as a yellow solid.

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