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HRID 2379177Generated: November 1, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 7-Hydroxymethyl-4-phenylcoumarin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantIsobutyl chloroformateHCID 62365—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantHCID 15780556HCID 15780556—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product7-Hydroxymethyl-4-phenylcoumarinHCID 15780557—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 4-phenyl-7-coumarincarboxylic acid from Step 4 (550 mg) and Et3N (560 μL) in THF (25 mL) at 0° C. was added isobutylchloroformate (560 μL) dropwise. After 45 min., NaBH4 (185 mg) in H2O was added and stirring continued for a further 20 min. The mixture was poured onto 1N HCl, extracted (3x Et2O), dried, and evaporated. Chromatography on silica gel using hexane/EtOAc 1:1 afforded the title compound as a solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05360815
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_11
ORD IDord-8690d4568a95463cb7593f5b8c2e162c
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_11