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HRID 38994Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → (S)-(7-Bromo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-2-yl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant5-Bromo-2-[(2R)-oxiran-2-ylmethoxy]phenyl formateHCID 54148805—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product(S)-(7-Bromo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-2-yl)methanolHCID 23394142—

Reaction Steps

Preparation according to Preparation 8 using 5-bromo-2-[(2R)-oxiran-2-ylmethoxy]phenyl formate (7.0 g, 25 mmol), dioxane (30 ml) and KOH (10%, 15 ml), stirred for 1 h. Purification on flash column chromatography (Isooctane/EtOAc). Crude yield: 3.7 g. MS m/z (rel. intensity, 70 eV) 245 (M+, 97) 244 (M+, bp), 189 (48), 188 (50) 79 (39).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08524766B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_09
ORD IDord-e8b8ba4163e34860aa156c4fc4e5c70d
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_09