Sodium borohydride → 4-Benzyloxy-2-fluorobenzyl alcohol

HRID 898660Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 898660 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:12]([CH:13]=[O:14])=[C:11]([F:17])[CH:10]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[BH4-].[Na+]>CO.ClCCl>[CH2:1]([O:8][C:9]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])=[C:11]([F:17])[CH:10]=1)[C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 4311764Sodium borohydrideHCID 121369894-(Benzyloxy)-2-fluorobenzaldehyde2×

Product 1

HCID 121369904-Benzyloxy-2-fluorobenzyl alcoholYield 95%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 887MethanolSolventHCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

A solution of 4-benzyloxy-2-fluoro benzaldehyde (Compound 8, 16 g, 69.6 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) and dichloromethane (100 mL) was treated with sodium borohydride (5.26 g, 139 mmol). After 2 h at ambient temperature, the volatiles were evaporated in vacuo, the residue was diluted with water and dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid and extracted with diethyl ether (×2). The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo to afford the title product as a white solid (15 g, 95%).

Workup

  1. customthe volatiles were evaporated in vacuo
  2. additionthe residue was diluted with water and dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid
  3. extractionextracted with diethyl ether (×2)
  4. dry with materialThe combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. customevaporated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-256fc87f476c4768a24c0198fdc39a21
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_04
Patent number
US07351737B2

Reaction notes

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