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HRID 1726301Generated: November 2, 2026

Methanol → 4-methoxy-3-Thiophenemethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantBorane;tetrahydrofuranHCID 2723981—
Reactant4-Methylthiophene-3-carboxylic acidHCID 12993673—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product4-methoxy-3-ThiophenemethanolHCID 15447735100%

Reaction Steps

4-Methylthiophene-3-carboxylic acid (158 mg, 1.00 mmol) was reduced with BH3-THF (1.0M in THF, 3.0 mL, 3.0 mmol) in THF (2 mL) at room temperature and treated with MeOH to give (4-methoxy-thiophen-3-yl)-methanol as an oil (144 mg, 100%) after work-up.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07491735B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_02
ORD IDord-3038ccec5c854034b0090a446af250a2
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_02