2-(Benzyloxy)-5-bromobenzaldehyde → (2-(Benzyloxy)-5-bromophenyl)methanol

HRID 1604366Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1604366 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]([Br:17])=[CH:13][C:10]=1[CH:11]=[O:12])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[BH4-].[Na+]>C(O)C>[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]([Br:17])=[CH:13][C:10]=1[CH2:11][OH:12])[C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 7330872-(Benzyloxy)-5-bromobenzaldehydeHCID 4311764Sodium borohydride

Product 1

HCID 897136(2-(Benzyloxy)-5-bromophenyl)methanol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 702EthanolSolvent

Procedure

A suspension of 2-benzyloxy-5-bromobenzaldehyde (14.5 g, 50.2 mmol) in absolute ethanol (250 ml) was treated with sodium borohydride (2.6 g, 68.8 mmol). The reaction was stirred and the temperature slowly rose to 33° C. After 1 hour the reaction mixture was evaporated and the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate and poured into a mixture of ice water (200 ml) and 1 N HCl (25 ml). The organic layer was separated, washed with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, brine, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated to give 2-benzyloxy-5-bromobenzylalcohol as a pale yellow oil (14.85 g, quantitative).

Workup

  1. customslowly rose to 33° C
  2. customAfter 1 hour the reaction mixture was evaporated
  3. dissolutionthe residue dissolved in ethyl acetate
  4. additionpoured into a mixture of ice water (200 ml) and 1 N HCl (25 ml)
  5. customThe organic layer was separated
  6. washwashed with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, brine
  7. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
  8. customevaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-419696d974784e2a809d50de43d40ce7
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_11
Patent number
US05994353

Reaction notes

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