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HRID 573040Generated: October 26, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-HydroxybenzaldehydeHCID 101—
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSodium triacetoxyborohydrideHCID 5049666—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product3-(Dimethylaminomethyl)phenolHCID 32896—

Reaction Steps

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 g), 2M dimethylamine in THF (5 mL), and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2 g) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) were stirred for 24 hours. The mixture was treated with methanol and chromatographed on silica gel with 2-25% ethyl acetate/hexanes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09029404B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_05
ORD IDord-d708a61eaf2640978e694ace5edbc94a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_05