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HRID 1009843Generated: October 31, 2026

2-Methoxynaphthalene → Salicylic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-MethoxynaphthaleneHCID 7119—
Reactant2-Methoxybenzoic acidHCID 11370—
ProductSalicylic AcidHCID 33889.9%

Reaction Steps

The method described in Example 4 is applied with the alteration that instead of 2-methoxynaphthalene 3.04 g (20 mmol) of 1-carboxy-2-methoxybenzene is used yielding 2.48 g (89.9%) of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07973185B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_07
ORD IDord-fdfc74c0e5fb4b09892c4f48bc5e34b5
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_07