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HRID 1461759Generated: October 26, 2026

2-Propionylbenzoic acid → 1-(1-Hydroxypropyl)-2-hydroxymethylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Propionylbenzoic acidHCID 75384—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
Product1-(1-Hydroxypropyl)-2-hydroxymethylbenzeneHCID 12258000—

Reaction Steps

This compound was prepared in an analogous manner to Example XI from 10 g (56 mM) of propiophenone-2-carboxylic acid and lithium aluminium hydride to yield the title compound as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05077299
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_12
ORD IDord-7b7ccae7c75b448b8cee938f44d54d30
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_12