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HRID 1982245Generated: October 28, 2026

Water → p-(Benzyloxy)phenethyl alcohol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantMethyl 2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)acetateHCID 2756645—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Productp-(Benzyloxy)phenethyl alcoholHCID 301726080.2%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 14.0 g of methyl 4-benzyloxyphenylacetate (7) in THF was slowly added with stirring to a solution of 2.0 g LAH in 500 ml of THF. The mixture was heated at reflux 1 h, cooled with ice, then treated sequentially with 2 ml water, 2 ml 15% NaOH, and 4 ml of water. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate evaporated to yield 10 g of crystalline 1-benzyloxy-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)benzene (8), m.p. 84°-85° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04595690
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_06
ORD IDord-ed06919bf26c432da56cb9835919bb20
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_06