Sodium borohydride → (3,4-Dimethoxy-5-propylphenyl)methanol
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH:8]=[C:9]([CH2:13][CH2:14][CH3:15])[C:10]=1[O:11][CH3:12])[CH:6]=[O:7].[BH4-].[Na+]>CC(O)C>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH2:6][OH:7])[CH:8]=[C:9]([CH2:13][CH2:14][CH3:15])[C:10]=1[O:11][CH3:12]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A solution of 3,4-dimethoxy-5-propylbenzaldehyde (11 g) and sodium borohydride (2 g) in 2-propanol (100 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was quenched with 2N HCl (200 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to leave a yellow oil which was purified by Kugelrohr bulb to bulb distillation at 1 mm Hg air bath temperature 150° to give the sub-title compound as a colourless oil (8 g).