(4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenyl)(phenyl)methanone → HCID 68506179, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a 50 ml dry three-neck-flask, 2.5 g (7.8 mmol) of tri-n-butylmethoxy tin are added to 1.5 g (7.1 mmol) of 4-(hydroxymethyl)-benzophenone in 15 ml of 1,2-dichlorethane at room temperature in the course of 0.5 h under argon. 1H-NMR-spectrum confirms the complete conversion. The solution is concentrated and the crude product, 3.6 g of a yellow oil, is distilled in a bulb-to-bulb distillation apparatus in vacuum (0.016 mbar) at 160-170° C. The resulting colorless oil (2.8 g) is distilled a second time in a bulb-to-bulb distillation apparatus (0.020 mbar). 2.0 g of the title product are obtained as a colorless oil (boiling area 294-308° C.). The structure is further confirmed by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR-spectra.

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