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HRID 1264337Generated: October 30, 2026

P-Cresol → 4-Methyl-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantP-CresolHCID 2879—
Reactant2,2,2-Trifluoro-1,1-ethanediolHCID 67901—
Product4-Methyl-2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)phenolHCID 981564990%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

11.6 g (100 mmol) of p-cresol and 3.9 g (25 mmol) of 75% fluoral hydrate are introduced into a 100 ml reactor. 5.0 g of MgO are added. The mixture is heated at 100° C. for 6 hours. After treating according to the protocol described in Example 1, a yield of 90% of the expected alcohol is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06541674B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_04
ORD IDord-820d51df7627487dbe0ddb748cfda338
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_04