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HRID 843450Generated: October 30, 2026

3-Fluorosalicylaldehyde → 2-Fluoro-6-(hydroxymethyl)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-FluorosalicylaldehydeHCID 587788—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Product2-Fluoro-6-(hydroxymethyl)phenolHCID 18755407—

Reaction Steps

In an analogous manner to that described in (β) 3-fluoro-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde was reduced by sodium borohydride to yield 2-fluoro-6-hydroxymethyl-phenol as a white solid; MS: 142 (M)+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06376672B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_04
ORD IDord-f03e6d1f7c12416e91c6357d8ec5d228
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_04