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HRID 1108494Generated: October 31, 2026

Benzyl Bromide → Benzyl 2,3-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl BromideHCID 7498—
Reactant3-Furoic acidHCID 10268—
ProductBenzyl 2,3-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylateHCID 18785169—

Reaction Steps

Synthesis takes place first of all by Birch reduction of 3-furancarboxylic acid followed by esterification with benzyl bromide to form benzyl 2,3-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate (in accordance with G. Lowe, St. Swain; J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans I (1985), 391) ##STR29## b) The end product from a) is reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to give 3-hydroxymethyl-2,3-dihydrofuran

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06066746
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_05
ORD IDord-0b3b7cc51dd74bfab1171537632f93c7
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_05