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HRID 439774Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl 4-benzylbenzoate → 4-(Phenylmethyl)benzenemethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl 4-benzylbenzoateHCID 11345471—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product4-(Phenylmethyl)benzenemethanolHCID 59761494.6%

Reaction Steps

By using ethyl 4-benzylbenzoate (232.55 g), lithium aluminium hydride (23.00 g) and ether (1.3 l), there was prepared the title compound (181.47 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05516777
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_05
ORD IDord-cdbbf04ebfd945e4b393f76416c16c3d
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_05