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HRID 1818649Generated: November 1, 2026

alpha-Hydroxyacetophenone → 1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantalpha-HydroxyacetophenoneHCID 68490—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
Product1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediolHCID 714998%

Reaction Steps

The reaction of α-hydroxyacetophenone was performed by the same method as in Example 3 except that the reaction was performed at a hydrogen pressure of 10 atm. As a result, optically active 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol with 97% ee was produced in a yield of 98%. The R and S isomers were not identified.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07601667B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_10
ORD IDord-15d9a5c2c69b48e89e02334292139a8f
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_10