3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(Morpholinomethyl)phenol

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To a solution of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1 g, 8.19 mmol) in methanol (15 mL) was added morpholine (1.42 g, 16.4 mmol). Then the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was cooled to −5° C., and sodium borohydride (403 mg, 10.6 mmol) was added in small portions. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was quenched with diluted hydrochloride acid and concentrated. The aqueous solution was washed with ethyl acetate and then made basic by addition of ammonium hydroxide. The basic aqueous slurry was extracted with ethyl acetate and this organic layer was dried and concentrated to give 3-(morpholinomethyl)phenol (0.76 g, 48.2%) as white solid. LCMS retention time 0.871 min, LCMS MH+ 194.

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