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HRID 845877Generated: October 28, 2026

Sodium borohydride → (2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantCyclopentanecarboxaldehyde, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-HCID 9793878—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product(2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methanolHCID 13629260—

Reaction Steps

2,2,5,5-Tetramethylcyclopentane-1-carboxaldehyde is dissolved in 95% ethanol and sodium borohydride is added. After 24 hours, the reaction is quenched with 1M HCl and extracted with ether. The extract is washed, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to yield 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-1-cyclopentylmethanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04760175
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_07
ORD IDord-76c6e69b28104c668f9ba19fbf277c1d
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_07