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HRID 1368295Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium borohydride → methyl (4E)-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-5-phenyl-4-pentenoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactantmethyl (4E)-2-acetyl-5-phenyl-4-pentenoateHCID 11020753—
Productmethyl (4E)-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-5-phenyl-4-pentenoateHCID 17959562—

Reaction Steps

Analogously to Example 30A, 8.00 g (34.44 mmol) of methyl (4E)-2-acetyl-5-phenyl-4-pentenoate are reacted with 0.72 g (18.9 mmol) of sodium borohydride to give methyl (4E)-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-5-phenyl-4-pentenoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06573263B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_06
ORD IDord-cd8d249e0c454d83b9708588b951f2e5
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_06