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HRID 461076Generated: October 26, 2026

Water → [6-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantHydrideHCID 166653—
Reactant2,5-Di(acetoxymethyl)pyridineHCID 20263986—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product[6-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanolHCID 820251—

Reaction Steps

2,5-Di(acetoxymethyl)pyridine (0.05 mole) is reduced with lithium aluminum hydride (0.025 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml.) at 0° C. with stirring. After one hour, water is added to decompose excess hydride, and the mixture is concentrated to dryness. The residue is extracted with hot isopropanol (2 × 60 ml.) and the extract is concentrated to dryness to give 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl) pyridine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04061759
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_12
ORD IDord-23a8c88d114e4af9a106bd89132db456
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_12