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HRID 888478Generated: October 26, 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 numberUS08247602B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-916cb24730ef4bddb14d51ec053bca50
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08