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HRID 13736Generated: October 25, 2026

4-Fluorobenzylic alcohol → 4-Fluorobenzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Fluorobenzylic alcoholHCID 68022—
ReactantSodium BromateHCID 23668195—
SolventAcetonitrile--water (1/1)HCID 18373917—
Product4-Fluorobenzoic AcidHCID 997389.7%

Reaction Steps

The separated catalyst was added to a fresh batch of sodium bromate (0.3 g) and 4-fluorobenzyl alcohol (0.256 g, 2 mmol) in acetonitrile:water (1:1, 10 ml). The above procedure was repeated to give 4-fluorobenzoic acid as a white solid (0.25 g, 88%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07728159B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-3613e9979b044dd4a9ed5815f48c5a94
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06