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HRID 1419495Generated: November 1, 2026

p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Methyl 2-fluorophenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
ReactantBenzeneacetic acid, 2-fluoro-HCID 67979—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 2-fluorophenylacetateHCID 273323022,016.1%

Reaction Steps

p-Toluenesulfonic acid (20 mg) was added to a solution of 2-fluorophenyl acetic acid (3.8 g, 24.65 mmol) in methanol (29 ml). After heating the reaction mixture for 1 h on the steam bath, the solvent was removed in vacuo. Filtration through a pad of silica gel (ethyl acetate/hexanes 10/90) gave methyl 2-fluorophenylacetate (4.3 g) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05886178
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_03
ORD IDord-819dedee4f5647b3b1db7df374e70f86
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_03