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HRID 1364766Generated: October 27, 2026

Triphenylphosphine → Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)-2-methylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
ReactantMethyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylbenzoateHCID 23021531—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl 4-(bromomethyl)-2-methylbenzoateHCID 19372658—

Reaction Steps

220 mg of methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylbenzoate was cooled to 0° C. in 5 mL of DCM before adding 260 mg of Triphenylphosphine and 395 mg of NBS. The reaction was concentrated and directly purified via ISCO Combi-Flash to give pure methyl 4-(bromomethyl)-2-methylbenzoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07888364B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_02
ORD IDord-75d4a7b1a9b84941ad6ca9d0bf53b990
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_02