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HRID 1043059Generated: October 26, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-HydroxybenzaldehydeHCID 101—
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSodium triacetoxyborohydrideHCID 5049666—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenolHCID 32896—

Reaction Steps

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 g), 2M dimethylamine in THF (5 mL), and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2 g) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) were stirred for 24 hours. The mixture was treated with methanol and chromatographed on silica gel with 2-25% ethyl acetate/hexanes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08557983B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_10
ORD IDord-a87bbf9c63684d14a3aff343df0d7a24
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_10