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HRID 378559Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl 1-benzothiophene-3-carboxylate → 1-Benzothiophen-3-ylmethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 1-benzothiophene-3-carboxylateHCID 12514024—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product1-Benzothiophen-3-ylmethanolHCID 2776342105.4%

Reaction Steps

An ether solution (50 ml) of methyl benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylate (15 g) was added dropwise to a suspension of lithium aluminium hydride (3.5 g) in ether (100 ml) followed by reflux for 2 h. Usual work-up gave benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl methanol (13.5 g) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06031099
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_02
ORD IDord-4c5eec58a0df44b3a9913f61b8b8ffd2
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_02