Benzyl Alcohol → [3-(Benzyloxy)-4-methylphenyl]methanol

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To a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride in diethyl ether (50 mL) was added dropwise a solution of 3-Benzyloxy-4-methyl-benzoic acid benzyl ester (7.5 g) in diethyl ether (11 mL) under argon atmosphere at 0° C., and this mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. To this reaction mixture was added dropwise water (3.2 mL), and then Celite was added to this mixture and filtered. This filtrate was concentrated to give title compounds as a mixture of benzyl alcohol (7.0 g).

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