Aluminium lithium hydride → 2-Methyl-2-[5-methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazol-4-yl]-propan-1-ol

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To a solution of 2-[5-Methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazol-4-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester and 2-Methyl-2-[5-methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazol-4-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester (10.6 g) in THF (50 mL) is added a solution of lithium aluminum hydride in THF (1.0 M, 33 mL) at 0° C. After 2 hrs, the reaction is quenched by water and sodium hydroxide, filtered, concentrated. Chromatography on silica gel gave 2-[5-Methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazol-4-yl]-propan-1-ol (4.3 g) and 2-Methyl-2-[5-methyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-thiazol-4-yl]-propan-1-ol (2.6 g).

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