Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 1293544Generated: October 29, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 3,4-Bis(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid

https://huagongshe.com/reaction/1293544

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant3,4-Bis-methanesulfonyl-benzoic acid tert-butyl esterHCID 69431571—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3,4-Bis(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acidHCID 2239743295.2%

Reaction Steps

To 3,4-bis-methanesulfonyl-benzoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.366 g) in dichloromethane was added trifluoroacetic acid and the reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours. The mixture was evaporated and trituration of the residue with diethyl ether gave the title compound (0.29 g; MS: APCI+(M+H) 279).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07238811B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_07
ORD IDord-6988ba5c7ee24fa98a89dec4bd45984c
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_07