Sodium borohydride → HCID 54496987, compound

HRID 1164068Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1164068 reaction equation
[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=2[Cl:18])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[CH:5]=[O:6].[BH4-].[Na+]>CO>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][C:8]([O:11][C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][C:13]=2[Cl:18])=[CH:7][C:4]=1[CH2:5][OH:6]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 4311764Sodium borohydrideHCID 20513479HCID 20513479, compound

Product 1

HCID 54496987HCID 54496987, compoundYield 99.2%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 2-methoxy-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)benzaldehyde (8 g) in methanol (50 ml) and sodium borohydride (685 mg) were treated in a similar manner to that of Example 3-(5) to give oily 2-methoxy-5-(2-chlorophenoxy)benzyl alcohol (8 g).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9e46e0a173124b0d9bbaea5e63cfd320
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_01
Patent number
US04367238

Reaction notes

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