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HRID 1855861Generated: November 3, 2026

Ethyl formate → Ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3-pyridyl)butyrate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl formateHCID 8025—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
ReactantEthyl 3-(pyridin-3-yl)butanoateHCID 12727116—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
ProductEthyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3-pyridyl)butyrateHCID 23349231—

Reaction Steps

Treatment of ethyl 3-(3-pyridyl)butyrate with ethyl formate and sodium hydride in glyme, followed by acidification gave ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3-pyridyl)butyrate, m.p. 128°-131°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04216318
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-32ff5f353c454fb480eb0ec0fbe7b4c5
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08