Sodium borohydride → Chloro-4-(4-(2-nitroethyl)phenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene

Participants

Reaction Steps

To the solution of (E)-1-chloro-4-(4-(2-nitrovinyl)phenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (640 mg, 1.862 mmol) in 2-pentanol (5 mL) and chloroform (15.00 mL) was added silica-gel (2 g), and then NaBH4 (282 mg, 7.45 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. The mixture was purified via a flash column affording the title compound (330 mg, 49.2% yield). LCMS: rt=4.62 min, [M+H+]=NA

Provenance & Evidence