Nitric Acid → HCID 20040348, compound

HRID 1360292Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1360292 reaction equation
[N+:1]([O-:4])(O)=[O:2].C[O:6][C:7](=[O:16])[C:8]1[CH:13]=[CH:12][C:11]([OH:14])=[C:10]([CH3:15])[CH:9]=1>C(OCC)C>[OH:14][C:11]1[C:12]([N+:1]([O-:4])=[O:2])=[CH:13][C:8]([C:7]([OH:16])=[O:6])=[CH:9][C:10]=1[CH3:15]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 944Nitric Acid2×HCID 11240684Methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoate

Product 1

HCID 20040348HCID 20040348, compoundYield 106.4%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent

Procedure

65% aq. nitric acid solution (2.7 mL, 60 mmol) and fuming nitric acid (2.5 mL, 60 mmol) were added at −10° C. to a solution of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-benzoic acid methyl ester (4.97 g, 29.9 mmol) in diethyl ether (60 mL). The ice bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h, then partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), and evaporated to afford 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-nitro-benzoic acid (6.27 g, 99%). Yellow solid, MS (ISP)=210.1 (M−H)−.

Workup

  1. customThe ice bath was removed
  2. custompartitioned between water and ethyl acetate
  3. washThe organic layer was washed with brine
  4. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  5. customevaporated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-255efb1fba3e4b1d852e62a1f67e4b73
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_02
Patent number
US07879845B2

Reaction notes

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