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HRID 1762015Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Hydroxymethylchrysene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantLithium borohydrideHCID 4148881—
ReactantEthyl chrysene-2-carboxylateHCID 15599324—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product2-HydroxymethylchryseneHCID 1559932395%

Reaction Steps

Ethyl chrysene-2-carboxylate (20B, 10.1 g, 0.034 mol) in THF (500 mL) was treated with LiBH4 (Alfa, 4×0.5 g, 0.092 mol) under gentle reflux for 4 days. The reaction mixture was poured into ice and acidified carefully to pH 1 with 1M HCl. The precipitate was filtered and recrystallized from THF/hexane to afford 8.32 g (95%) of 2-chrysenemethanol mp 261°-262°, (C,H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04829090
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_05
ORD IDord-b37c284ce8084a5da4815fcaad649bf5
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_05