Borane → (4-(Phenoxymethyl)phenyl)methanol

HRID 2120573Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2120573 reaction equation
[O:1]([CH2:8][C:9]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][C:12]([C:13](O)=[O:14])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.B>O1CCCC1>[O:1]([CH2:8][C:9]1[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])=[CH:16][CH:17]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 6331BoraneHCID 7372674-(Phenoxymethyl)benzoic acid

Product 1

HCID 11333367(4-(Phenoxymethyl)phenyl)methanolYield 90.2%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Conditions

Temperature
0 °C

Procedure

4-Phenoxymethylbenzoic acid 3 (3.424 g, 15.0 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (50 ml) and cooled to 0° C. A solution of borane in THF (33 ml, 33.0 mmol) was added dropwise at 0° C. The solution was then allowed to warm to room temperature and stir overnight. The mixture was then quenched with water, aqueous NaOH was added, and stirred for 30 min. The solution was then acidified with dilute HCl and extracted. The extracts were dried, concentrated, and purified by chromatography to give about 2.9 g of crystalline 4-phenoxymethylphenylmethanol 4.

Workup

  1. temperatureto warm to room temperature
  2. customThe mixture was then quenched with water, aqueous NaOH
  3. additionwas added
  4. stirringstirred for 30 min
  5. extractionextracted
  6. customThe extracts were dried
  7. concentrationconcentrated
  8. custompurified by chromatography

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-de4cc130f8844451bd814632ab836ea1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_02
Patent number
US06693098B2

Reaction notes

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