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HRID 1389073Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Fluoro-4-(hexadecylamino)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantMethyl 2-fluoro-4-hexadecylaminobenzoateHCID 20536430—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-Fluoro-4-(hexadecylamino)benzoic acidHCID 20536411—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3.5 g of methyl 2-fluoro-4-hexadecylaminobenzoate, 40 ml of ethanol, 60 ml of water, and 3.8 g of potassium hydroxide is heated on a steam bath for 14 hours. The hot solution is acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture is cooled and filtered. The colorless residue is recrystallized from chloroform-hexane to yield 2-fluoro-4-(hexadecylamino)benzoic acid as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04243609
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_01
ORD IDord-1f71faaefca647619ad18acb3f513e20
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_01