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HRID 1919969Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Bromo-5-nitrobenzoic acid → (2-Bromo-5-nitrophenyl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Bromo-5-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 243025—
ReactantBorane;tetrahydrofuranHCID 2723981—
Product(2-Bromo-5-nitrophenyl)methanolHCID 18671373—

Reaction Steps

To 2-bromo-5-nitrobenzoic acid (5 g, 20 mmol) at 0 C. was added borane tetrahydrofuran complex (1M in THF; 200 mL, 200 mmol), and the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was quenched with 1N aqueous HCl to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08168678B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_05
ORD IDord-5d3b4c17d22548a696ac0739caa1b462
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_05