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HRID 1006704Generated: October 27, 2026

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzonitrile → 3,4-Dihydroxybenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzonitrileHCID 78135—
Reactant3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzonitrileHCID 3800659—
Product3,4-DihydroxybenzonitrileHCID 8706579%

Reaction Steps

The preparation was carried out according to the process of Example 2a except that 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzonitrile was used as the starting material instead of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzonitrile. 3,4-Dihydroxybenzonitrile was obtained as a white solid with a yield of 79% and a purity of greater than 98% as indicated by HPLC analysis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06790977B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_09
ORD IDord-7450eadda5e644f0b7ccb99a85617cf5
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_09