Tetrahydrofuran → (3-Hexyl4-methoxyphenyl)methanol

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Methyl 3-hexyl-4-methoxybenzoate (93.2 mg, 0.372 mmol) and THF (2 ml) were mixed in a stream of argon. To this solution was added LAH (19 mg, 0.5 mmol) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. To this reaction mixture were successively added dropwise water (0.019 ml), a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (0.019 ml) and water (0.06 ml). Ether (20 ml) was added, and the mixture was vigorously stirred for 1 hour. The inorganic salt was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a crude product of (3-hexyl4-methoxyphenyl)methanol. The obtained product was not further purified, and used in the next reaction.

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