Ester Reduction with Methyl 4-Bromophenylacetate

M.D. Anderson

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Company:

Synthonix

Product Name:

Methyl 4-bromophenylacetate

Catalog Number:

M7569

The corresponding aldehyde will be used to form a bicycle, where the aldehydic moiety will react to form part of the ring structure with an aromatic ketone.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Reduction of ester moiety

Starting Material

N/A

Tips

Store the product at 4 °C

Results Summary

I've tried to reduce the ester moiety to the aldehydic three times, and I obtained the product all the times.The reaction is fast, but the yield is not too high.

DOI or PMID #

N/A

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Summary

The Good

Cheap, stable and useful as starting block.

The Bad

Need to be store at 4 °C.

The Bottom Line

I recommend it as building block, for anyone that need this kind of structure.

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