Reduction of 9-Fluorenone to 9-Fluorenol using the Borohydride Form of an Anion-Exchange Resin.

Procedure:

1. Load an 8 mL SPE tube with 1 g of the resin.
2. Pass a solution of 25 mg fluorenone in ethanol over the resin.
3. Analyze the product to determine the extent of reduction.

Notes:

1. Aldrich #32,864-2 exchange resin was used. This is 7% borohydride on Amberlyst IRA-400. The resin can also be prepared in the lab.
2. HPLC can be used for this analysis. IR can give qualitative information about the presence or absence of OH and carbonyl.

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