Tridecane → 3,4-Difluorobenzoic acid
Reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:12]([OH:14])=[O:13])[C:5](=[CH:9][C:10]=1[F:11])C(O)=O.CCCCCCCCCCCCC>CN1CCCC1=O>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([CH:5]=[CH:9][C:10]=1[F:11])[C:12]([OH:14])=[O:13]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 190 °C
Procedure
4,5-difluorophthalic acid (0.55 grams, 2.7 mmole) was added to a slurry of cupric oxide (10% by weight of starting material) in 5 ml. of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solvent. n-tridecane (0.25 grams) was added as an internal standard. The mixture was heated to 190° C. for 3 hours, at which time GC analysis indicated complete consumption of the starting material and conversion to 3,4-difluorobenzoic acid in an 87% yield, based upon the internal standard, corrected for response factors.
Workup
- customconsumption of the starting material and conversion to 3,4-difluorobenzoic acid in an 87% yield
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-59c929004c3e4d979a5fd179c9fad39c
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1991_02
- Patent number
- US04994606
Reaction notes
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