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HRID 2092697Generated: October 31, 2026

Sodium borohydride → 1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,2-difluoroethan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,2-difluoroethan-1-oneHCID 15271393—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,2-difluoroethan-1-olHCID 15942204—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared from 1-(4-bromo-phenyl)-2,2-difluoro-ethanone (1.6 g) (for synthesis, e.g.: G. K. Prakash et al; Journal of Fluorine Chemistry; 112; 2001; p 357) by standard reduction with NaBH4 (0.515 g) in THF (20 ml) at RT and 2 h reaction time as colorless oil (1.23 g). MS (m/e)=236 [MH+].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08440710B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_05
ORD IDord-b1fdee61653b4c5c9e7db3a6271252eb
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_05