Hydrochloric Acid → 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-propanol

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Lithium aluminum hydride (1M in THF, 30 mL, 30 mmol) was added slowly to a solution of 3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-propionic acid (5.83 g, 30 mmol) in THF (60 mL) at 0° C. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and was stirred for 2 h. The solution was added in portions to a mixture of ice (200 g) and concentrated HCl (2 mL). The product was extracted into EtOAc. The organic solution was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (hexanes:EtOAc 6:4) provided the title alcohol (4.51 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.73–6.62 (m, 3H), 5.91 (s, 2H), 3.66 (t, 2H), 2.63 (t, 2H), 1.84 (m, 2H).

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