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HRID 634774Generated: October 26, 2026

Homophenylalanine, DL- → 2-Amino-4-phenylbutan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHomophenylalanine, DL-HCID 102530—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
Product2-Amino-4-phenylbutan-1-olHCID 1314503678.1%

Reaction Steps

Following the general procedure of example 40b, DL-homophenylalanine (5.0 g, 27.9 mmol) was reduced with LiAlH4 to give (RS)-2-amino-4-phenyl-butan-1-ol (3.6 g, 78%, MS: m/e=166 (M+H+)) as a light yellow solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06184236B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_02
ORD IDord-922d82ec72894955b59b642a49546f4e
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_02