Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(3-Fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethanol

To an ice-cold solution of 3-fluoro-4-methylbenzaldehyde (50 mg, 0.36 mmol) in THF (0.5 mL) was added dropwise a 0.93 M solution (0.47 mL) of methylmagnesium bromide (0.44 mmol) in THF. The temperature of the reaction mixture was allowed to rise back to room temperature, at which the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour. Then, 2 mol/L hydrochloric acid was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to yield title compound as a pale yellow oil (55.8 mg, quantitative).

1. customto rise back to room temperature, at which
2. extractionthe mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
3. washThe extract was washed with brine
4. dry with materialdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
5. distillationThe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure

ORD record

ord-d3957377b2a240dc95a3be034bcc6ce2

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2007_05

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07211577B2