Sodium borohydride → 2-(4-(Difluoromethoxy)phenyl)ethan-1-ol

Temperature

0 °C

A solution of (4-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-acetaldehyde 1.22 g, 6 mmol; from step (ii) above) in ethanol (20 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Sodium borohydride (0.27 g, 7.2 mmol) was added and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h and then at room temperature for 16 h. After concentration under reduced pressure, the residue was diluted with diethylether (50 mL) and 1 M HCl (50 mL). The phases were separated and the organic phase was washed with water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by two times repeated chromatography on silica gel. (Horizon™, flash system from Biotage™. Column: Flash 40+M, 40×150 mm. Eluent: Gradients from 25 to 40% ethyl acetate in heptane. Concentration in vacuo afforded 0.62 g (50%) of the sub-title compound as a light yellow oil.

1. customthe resulting reaction mixture
2. waitat room temperature for 16 h
3. concentrationAfter concentration under reduced pressure
4. additionthe residue was diluted with diethylether (50 mL) and 1 M HCl (50 mL)
5. customThe phases were separated
6. washthe organic phase was washed with water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL)
7. dry with materialdried over Na2SO4
8. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
9. customThe crude product was purified by two times
10. concentrationConcentration in vacuo

ORD record

ord-a045c79e78ef45808b7c5a790a441707

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2010_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07648985B2