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Sodium borohydride → 2-Chloro-alpha-methyl-3-nitrobenzenemethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant1-(2-Chloro-3-nitrophenyl)ethanoneHCID 12463885—
Product2-Chloro-alpha-methyl-3-nitrobenzenemethanolHCID 1573572083.4%

Reaction Steps

According to the procedure of Example 3, 1-(2-chloro-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone (9.0 g, 44.6 mmol) is reacted with sodium borohydride (0.84 g, 22.3 mmol) to give 2-chloro-α-methyl-3-nitrobenzenemethanol (7.5 g, 83%), mp=62-64° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05017604
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_05
ORD IDord-196ff7a0f53c4d9fa3b2fd6c61ddd9e1
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_05