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HRID 1028880Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethanol → 1-(4-(4-Hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-3-nitrobutyl)phenyl)octan-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant1-(4-(3-Nitropropyl)phenyl)octan-1-oneHCID 56967146—
Product1-(4-(4-Hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-3-nitrobutyl)phenyl)octan-1-oneHCID 86693812—

Reaction Steps

Compound (18) was prepared by Henry addition of formaldehyde (37% aqueous solution) to 1-(4-(3-nitropropyl)phenyl)octan-1-one (17) in ethanol, in the presence of strongly basic anion exchange resin Amberlite IRA-401(0H-), according to the procedure described by Astle and Abbot [J. Org. Chem. 21, 1228 (1956)]. The yield of the desired product was 65%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08735627B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_05
ORD IDord-218961929bac4e81ab10242270e043c7
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_05