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HRID 1844014Generated: October 27, 2026

Sodium borohydride → 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)isonicotinonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantEthyl 2-(4-cyanopyridin-3-YL)acetateHCID 12251980—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)isonicotinonitrileHCID 8996475536.3%

Reaction Steps

Ethyl 2-(4-cyanopyridin-3-yl)acetate (2.3 g, 12.10 mmol) was reacted with NaBH4 (919 mg, 24.21 mmol) and ethanol (20 mL) at room temperature for 72 hours to afford the crude product. Purification by column chromatography on silica gel (2% methanol in CHCl3) afforded 650 mg of the product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08946260B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-fdf4b935e06142aaba6872f4e4a0be10
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02