Water → HCID 70108314, compound

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Methyl (E)-4-[2-[5-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)-4-oxazolyl]vinyl]benzoate (9.30 g) was suspended in THF (250 ml), and lithium aluminum hydride (955 mg) was added little by little at 0° C. After mixture stirring at room temperature for 1 hour, water (5 ml) was added; the insoluble substances were filtered off. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure; the resulting crystal was recrystallized from dichloromethane-methanol to yield (E)-4-[2-[5-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)-4-oxazolyl]vinyl]benzyl alcohol (8.00 g, 93%) as colorless prisms having a melting point of 173°-174° C.

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