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HRID 1703047Generated: October 30, 2026

Formaldehyde → 1H-Benzotriazole-1-methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantHCID 178418385HCID 178418385—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product1H-Benzotriazole-1-methanolHCID 224169—

Reaction Steps

A slurry of benzotriazole (11.9 g) and 30% formalin (8.3 ml) was heated to reflux in 100 ml of 25% aqueous dimethylformamide. A trace of starting material remained. The solution was treated with 1.0 ml of 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide and heated to reflux again. An aqueous ethyl acetate extractive work up afforded 1-(hydroxymethyl)benzotriazole (8.65 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04350752
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_09
ORD IDord-d3c2af53391b491794bf18de849f3f96
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_09