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HRID 1906643Generated: October 29, 2026

Sodium borohydride → (2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantCyclopentanecarboxaldehyde, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-HCID 9793878—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product(2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methanolHCID 13629260—

Reaction Steps

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentane-1-carboxaldehyde is dissolved in 95% ethanol and sodium borohydride is added. After 24 hours, the reaction is quenched with 1M HCl and extracted with ether. The extract is washed, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to yield 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-1-cyclopentylmethanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04652676
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_03
ORD IDord-5487e7753fa1429a9ab82fe0f3dbfde1
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_03