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Ethanol → 1-Hydroxymethyl-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methylnaphthalene
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Ethanol | HCID 702 | — |
| Reactant | Sodium borohydride | HCID 4311764 | — |
| Reactant | HCID 14986453 | HCID 14986453 | — |
| Solvent | Water | HCID 962 | — |
| Product | 1-Hydroxymethyl-4-methoxymethoxy-5-methylnaphthalene | HCID 14986454 | 92.5% |
Reaction Steps
1.23 g of sodium borohydride was added to an ethanol (100 ml) solution of 15 g of 4-methoxymethoxy-5-methyl-1-naphthalenecarbaldehyde at room temperature and agitated for 30 minutes. Water was added to the reaction solution and the resultant crystals were collected by filtration and dried to obtain 14 g of the captioned compound as light brown crystals.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US05134111 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1992_07 |
| ORD ID | ord-05e7d82d252b4c61b01856e029d81597 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-1992_07 |