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HRID 1638768Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetophenone → 1-Phenylethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetophenoneHCID 7410—
CatalystTetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfateHCID 94433—
Product1-PhenylethanolHCID 740990%

Reaction Steps

Under the same conditions, the reduction of acetophenone using tetra-n-butylammonium hydrogensulphate as catalyst gave racemic 1-phenylethanol in 90% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04880894
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_11
ORD IDord-1a06ebeff48f43b59deda3bb18d52123
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_11