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HRID 1045134Generated: October 31, 2026

Phenol → Benzoic acid, 4-fluoro-2-phenoxy-, methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ReactantCesium carbonateHCID 10796—
ReactantMethyl 2-bromo-4-fluorobenzoateHCID 7210837—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductBenzoic acid, 4-fluoro-2-phenoxy-, methyl esterHCID 67144536—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-bromo-4-fluorobenzoate (1 g), phenol (0.565 g), cesium carbonate (1.96 g), copper(I) triflate toluene complex (0.087 g), and ethyl acetate (0.034 mL) in toluene (12 mL) was stirred at 110° C. for 24 hours. The reaction was cooled and chromatographed on silica gel with 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08563735B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_10
ORD IDord-e8c82c9e6c504a36a416a0b8fc64f47e
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_10