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HRID 1070933Generated: October 30, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 3,4-Bis(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant3,4-Bis-methanesulfonyl-benzoic acid tert-butyl esterHCID 69431571—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3,4-Bis(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acidHCID 2239743295.2%

Reaction Steps

To 3,4-bis-methanesulfonyl-benzoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.366 g) in dichloromethane was added trifluoroacetic acid and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours. The mixture was evaporated and trituration of the residue with diethyl ether gave the title compound (0.29 g; MS: APCI+(M+H) 279).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06903115B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_06
ORD IDord-652c2e75d7854e33a3ee886aa72356c7
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_06