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HRID 1474684Generated: October 26, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 4-Benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenylacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
ReactantTert-butyl 2-(4-benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenyl)acetateHCID 67304738—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product4-Benzyloxy-2-methoxyphenylacetic acidHCID 11065571—

Reaction Steps

A solution of tert-butyl [4-(benzyloxy)-2-methoxyphenyl]acetate (2.2 g, 6.70 mmol) in DCM (10 ml) was treated with TFA (10.3 ml, 134 mmol) and the mixture stirred at RT for 30 min. The volatiles were removed in vacuo to afford the title compound. LC/MS (m/z): 273 (M+H)+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09018224B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_04
ORD IDord-b4e56eec541d44e08e7620453b45efec
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_04