2-Chloroacetophenone → 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanol

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2-Chloroacetophenone (5.0 g, 32 mmole) was dissolved in methanol (25 mL) and cooled to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (1.2 g, 32 mmole) was added and stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was neutralized by adding conc. HCI to pH 7.0 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in ethanol (30 mL) and filtered, washed with ethanol. The ethanol was evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride (20 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. The methylene chloride solution was filtered and evaporated to give the desired product as an oil; yield 4.84 g (5.6%).

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