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HRID 249113Generated: October 28, 2026

Sodium borohydride → hexahydro-cyclopenta[b]furan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantHCID 15222216HCID 15222216—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Producthexahydro-cyclopenta[b]furan-2-oneHCID 11665410—

Reaction Steps

The compound (51) (12.6 g) was reduced with sodium borohydride (1.25 g) in methanol (400 ml) at 0° C. to give the titled compound (52). Yield: 12.1 g (95.5%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05212324
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_05
ORD IDord-28223cfe1a7244de82a44afb1dbd7311
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_05