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HRID 1905969Generated: November 1, 2026

2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acid → 2-[2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxy]ethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acidHCID 13208924—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
Product2-[2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxy]ethanolHCID 1320893188%

Reaction Steps

The 2-(4-methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acid obtained according to the preceding paragraph was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride in a manner analogous to that described in Example 1(b) to give 6.6 g (88%) of 2-[2-(4-methylphenyl)ethoxy]ethanol in the form of an oil which was homogeneous according to chromatography.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04649160
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_03
ORD IDord-a92922499a7c40edb70a961b4848b83e
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_03