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HRID 2183493Generated: November 3, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 5-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxymethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantPyridine, 2-bromo-5-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy]methyl]-HCID 6425754—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product5-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxymethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridineHCID 22473222—

Reaction Steps

The reaction was carried out as described in Example 1, Step 3 using 2-bromo-5-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxymethyl)pyridine (12 g, 39.7 mmol), BuLi (37 ml of a 1.6 M solution in hexanes, 59.6 mmol) DMF (9.2 ml, 0.12 mol) and NaBH4 (1.5 g, 39.7 mmol) to yield, after column chromatography on silica using Et2O as eluent, the title alcohol (6.66 g, 66%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06900209B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_05
ORD IDord-e7ab6a179a474464b0422f9fdeb6c6e9
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_05