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HRID 1166736Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Hydroxymethylnaphthoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant4-(bromomethyl)naphthalene-1-carboxylic AcidHCID 10978350—
Product4-Hydroxymethylnaphthoic AcidHCID 11106402—

Reaction Steps

4-Bromomethylnaphthoic acid (16 g, 160 mmol) in an aqueous solution of K2CO3 (10%, 100 mL) was stirred at 70° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled and made acidic with conc. HCl. The resulting precipitate was filtered and dried to give the desired product as a yellow solid in quantitative yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06613942B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_09
ORD IDord-646701a24d7941ca80c2462ec2eaa0ca
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_09