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HRID 613754Generated: October 23, 2026

2-Phenyl-1-propanol → 2-(2-Phenylpropoxy)acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Phenyl-1-propanolHCID 14295—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactanttert-Butyl bromoacetateHCID 79177—
CatalystTetrabutylammonium BromideHCID 74236—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product2-(2-Phenylpropoxy)acetic acidHCID 1877904877.1%

Reaction Steps

The subtitle compound (14.95 g) was prepared according to the procedure in example 6 part a using 2-phenyl-1-propanol (13.6 g), t-butylbromoacetate (19.5 g), tetrabutylammoniumbromide (3.2 g), toluene (70 ml), 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide (25 ml).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06008365
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_12
ORD IDord-1dc0d09ba33d4def9ac4e2c4d6dd760b
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_12