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HRID 1466813Generated: October 28, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 3-bromo-4-methoxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant3-Bromo-4-methoxybenzoic acidHCID 66836—
ProductEthyl 3-bromo-4-methoxybenzoateHCID 23062539—

Reaction Steps

3-Bromo-4-methoxy-benzoic acid (2.5 g, 11.6 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (20 mL) and conc. H2SO4 (1 mL) was added. The reaction was heated to reflux overnight then submitted to standard aqueous workup. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to yield the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09000025B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_04
ORD IDord-93cd1783997c4f829e87d3da859135cd
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_04