(3-Methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone → 3-Hydroxybenzophenone

HRID 1277437Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1277437 reaction equation
C[O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=1)[C:6]([C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)=[O:7]>Br>[OH:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=1)[C:6]([C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1)=[O:7]

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 12451863(3-Methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone

Product 1

HCID 830503-Hydroxybenzophenone

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 260Hydrogen BromideSolvent

Procedure

0.1 mole of the 3-methoxybenzophenone thus obtained is heated under reflux for 9 hours in 100 ml of 48% hydrobromic acid. When the hydrolysis is finished the product obtained is recrystallised in a mixture of equal volumes of water and alcohol. Yield: 78%. Melting point of the product obtained: 118° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureis heated
  2. customobtained
  3. customis recrystallised in a mixture of equal volumes of water and alcohol
  4. customMelting point of the product obtained
  5. custom118° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-16ff61732d3e4a0c855bf8d89e434f63
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_07
Patent number
US04277497

Reaction notes

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