Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Methyl-2-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acid hydrochloride

HRID 240371

Reaction equation

HRID 240371 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][N:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)=[C:6]([CH:11]=1)[C:7]([O:9]C)=[O:8].[ClH:18]>C(O)(=O)C>[ClH:18].[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([C:12]2[CH:17]=[CH:16][N:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)=[C:6]([CH:11]=1)[C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 86680841Methyl 5-methyl-2-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate

Product 1

HCID 866808425-Methyl-2-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acid hydrochloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 176Acetic AcidSolvent

Procedure

A mixture of methyl 5-methyl-2-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate (8.8 g), 6 N hydrochloric acid (65 mL) and acetic acid (100 mL) was heated under reflux overnight. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained solid was washed with ethyl acetate to give the title compound (6.6 g).

Workup

  1. temperaturewas heated
  2. temperatureunder reflux overnight
  3. customThe solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure
  4. washthe obtained solid was washed with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e51704f3495d47bdb5219c94a8b48ddf
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_02
Patent number
US08648079B2

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