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HRID 1256884Generated: October 25, 2026

Potassium Iodide → Triethyl 2-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethane-1,1,1-tricarboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium IodideHCID 4875—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantTriethyl methanetricarboxylateHCID 80471—
Reactant1-(Bromomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzeneHCID 142785—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ProductTriethyl 2-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethane-1,1,1-tricarboxylateHCID 68511908100.1%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of triethyl methanetricarboxylate (4.55 g) in DMF (40 mL) were added 4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl bromide (5.00 g), potassium iodide in catalytic amount and potassium carbonate (4.07 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. Ethyl acetate (200 mL) and water (100 mL) were added to extract the reaction mixture. The extract was washed sequentially with water and brine, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (7.97 g) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08461209B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_06
ORD IDord-f801f66264d84429acaf4c1228a48aaa
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_06