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HRID 373758Generated: October 25, 2026

1,3-Diacetylbenzene → alpha1,alpha3-Dimethyl-1,3-benzenedimethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,3-DiacetylbenzeneHCID 23229—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Productalpha1,alpha3-Dimethyl-1,3-benzenedimethanolHCID 15148377—

Reaction Steps

This mixture of stereoisomers was prepared from 1,3-diacetylbenzene by reduction with sodium borohydride as described above for the para stereoisomers. The mixture of stereoisomers was isolated as a semisolid. It appeared as a single spot on TLC and as a single peak on VPC.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05166062
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_11
ORD IDord-546ecb5962634cd395c40460dcb9740d
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_11