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HRID 656731Generated: October 27, 2026

Sodium borohydride → [3-(4-Chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]acetic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant[3-(4-Chloro-2-formyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237578—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product[3-(4-Chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237450—

Reaction Steps

To [3-(4-chloro-2-formyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.9 g, 2.6 mmol) in MeOH (30 mL) was added sodium borohydride (0.11 g, 2.9 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. The mixture was worked-up to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08071807B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_12
ORD IDord-173fcf973ce4480cb18769e4b78ab1c6
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_12