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HRID 1090771Generated: October 30, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol → Benzenemethanol, 3-(2-quinolinylmethoxy)-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Hydroxybenzyl alcoholHCID 102—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant2-(Chloromethyl)quinoline hydrochlorideHCID 3083823—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
ProductBenzenemethanol, 3-(2-quinolinylmethoxy)-HCID 14650410103.2%

Reaction Steps

20.0 g (93.5 mmoles) of 2-chloromethylquinoline hydrochloride, 11.6g (93.5 mmoles) of 3-hydroxybenzylalcohol and 7.48g (186.42 mmoles) of powdered sodium hydroxide are combined in 56 ml of dimethylsulfoxide. After stirring room temperature for 24 hours the mixture is poured into ice-water and the resulting solid is collected and dried to give 25.6g of 2-(3-hydroxymethylphenoxy)methylquinoline.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05082849
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_01
ORD IDord-a6e014de1fa54ef1b0de1cb0c3a9027d
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_01