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HRID 1613348Generated: October 25, 2026

Borane → 2-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)ethan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoraneHCID 6331—
Reactant(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)acetic acidHCID 11495—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product2-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)ethan-1-olHCID 1910869291%

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared by reduction of 2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (Aldrich, 96% pure) with borane in tetrahydrofuran (Aldrich, 1M solution) using the procedure of N. M. Yoon, et al. in J. Org. Chem 38(#16) p. 2786 (1973). The yield was 91% of theory.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05192785
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_03
ORD IDord-7b0e61847cba4038b8a679e3b6d599da
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_03