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HRID 910841Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium borohydride → (2-(Benzyloxy)-4-fluorophenyl)methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant2-(Benzyloxy)-4-fluorobenzaldehydeHCID 10680957—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product(2-(Benzyloxy)-4-fluorophenyl)methanolHCID 58882932—

Reaction Steps

Sodium borohydride (0.223 g) was added to a solution of the product from step (ii) (1.07 g) in dry ethanol (30 ml) and the mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The mixture was partitioned between 2M hydrochloric acid/ethyl acetate, the organics separated, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure, yield 1.08 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08022248B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_09
ORD IDord-653281e8ee7d42e08227a51e53a26612
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_09