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HRID 1602446Generated: November 2, 2026

Methyl 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-carboxylate → (2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-carboxylateHCID 15062252—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product(2,3-Dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl)methanolHCID 279502080%

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-7-carboxylate (12 g, 68 mmol) was reduced with LAH (5.14 g, 136 mmol) in THF similar to the above procedures to give the product as a dark oil (8.13 g, 80%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05981571
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_11
ORD IDord-8baec61294a14182964f5fdf45b51e2a
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_11