Water → (2-Methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methanol

Beteiligte Stoffe

Reaktionsschritte

A solution of 2-methylpyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde (6.48 g, 53.1 mmol) in methanol (320 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and treated with sodium tetrahydroborate (2.9 g, 77 mmol). After 30 min, the reaction was treated with H2O (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (250 mL×15). The organic layers were combined and dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to yield a white solid.

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