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HRID 2176978Generated: October 31, 2026

2-Acetylpyridine → alpha-Methyl-2-pyridinemethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-AcetylpyridineHCID 14286—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Productalpha-Methyl-2-pyridinemethanolHCID 8678412.3%

Reaction Steps

Sodium borohydride (344 mg; 9.08 mmol) was added portionwise to a solution of 2-acetylpyridine (500.0 mg; 8.25 mmol) in methanol. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. Quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate and solvent removed to yield 125 milligrams of 1-(2-pyridyl)ethanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09067897B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-fd9fa215f860440d8008eed936a51261
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06