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HRID 1271640Generated: November 1, 2026

3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid → 4-Bromo-3-hydroxybenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Hydroxybenzoic AcidHCID 7420—
ReactantBromineHCID 24408—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-Bromo-3-hydroxybenzoic acidHCID 642097340.2%

Reaction Steps

Bromine (0.37 mL, 7.2 mmol) was added to 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (500 mg, 3.6 mmol) in ethanol (2 mL) and acetic acid (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min and then concentrated and purified by column chromatography to give the product (314 mg, 40%). MS (DCI) m/z 234 (M+NH4)+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07205409B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_04
ORD IDord-ae78ae6fd4664bf89df628389830fb92
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_04