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HRID 1006706Generated: October 26, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzonitrileHCID 78135—
ReactantBenzo-1,3-dioxole-5-carbonitrileHCID 78136—
Product3,4-DihydroxybenzonitrileHCID 8706594%

Reaction Steps

The preparation was carried out according to the process of Example 2a except that 3,4-(methylenedioxy)benzonitrile was used as the starting material instead of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzonitrile to form the reaction mixture. 3,4-Dihydroxybenzonitrile was obtained as a pale brown solid with a yield of 94% and a purity of greater than 97% as indicated by HPLC analysis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06790977B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_09
ORD IDord-b3b127888fc44ab8bb3e1a7b9699622b
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_09