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HRID 1030834Generated: October 31, 2026

Phthalic Anhydride → 2-(4-Neopentylbenzoyl)-benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhthalic AnhydrideHCID 6811—
ReactantBenzene, (2,2-dimethylpropyl)-HCID 13877—
Product2-(4-Neopentylbenzoyl)-benzoic acidHCID 14007917—

Reaction Steps

In the novel process, neopentylbenzene (1) is acylated in a first step with phthalic anhydride (2) under Friedel-Crafts conditions to give 2-(4-neopentylbenzoyl)-benzoic acid (3). ##STR3##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05107004
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_04
ORD IDord-6d4df2f6b0f44760800458d23941e82e
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_04