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HRID 1848806Generated: October 26, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-HydroxybenzaldehydeHCID 101—
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSodium triacetoxyborohydrideHCID 5049666—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenolHCID 32896—

Reaction Steps

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 g), 2M dimethylamine in THF (5 mL), and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2 g) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) were stirred for 24 hours. The mixture was treated with methanol and chromatographed on silica gel with 2-25% ethyl acetate/hexanes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08952157B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-df5af0ca9d194e2f9c958e27b101116e
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02