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HRID 1435770Generated: October 26, 2026

Sodium borohydride → cis-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-indan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-indan-1-oneHCID 68895061—
ReactantRacemic cis-3-indolyl-indan-1-olHCID 68915444—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Productcis-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-indan-1-olHCID 68910747—

Reaction Steps

NaBH4 (6.2 g, 163 mmol, 2 equiv.) was added to 3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-indan-1-one (20 g, 80.9 mmol ) in 200 mL methanol and 100 mL THF at 0° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature over night. Aqueous work up gave racemic cis-3-indolyl-indan-1-ol (quantitative).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07618967B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_11
ORD IDord-d2eaee945d534e35b61923ac1d864e4f
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_11