Bromine → 2-Bromo-5-methoxy-4-methylbenzoic acid
Reaction equation
[Br:1]Br.[CH3:3][O:4][C:5]1[CH:6]=[C:7]([CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13]=1[CH3:14])[C:8]([OH:10])=[O:9]>C(O)(=O)C.O>[Br:1][C:11]1[CH:12]=[C:13]([CH3:14])[C:5]([O:4][CH3:3])=[CH:6][C:7]=1[C:8]([OH:10])=[O:9]Participants
5
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2
Conditions
- Temperature
- 60 °C
Procedure
Br2 (0.74 mL, 14.4 mmol) was added to a rt suspension of 3-methoxy-4-methylbenzoic acid (2.00 g, 12 mmol) in acetic acid (15 mL) and water (15 mL), then the mixture was heated to 60° C. for 2 h. The mixture was allowed to reach rt and the solids were filtered off and rinsed with cold water (40 mL) to yield 2-bromo-5-methoxy-4-methylbenzoic acid as a white solid which was used further without purification. LC-MS A: tR=0.76 min, [M+H]+=no ionization. 1H NMR (DMSO) δH: 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 2.17 (s, 3H).
Workup
- customto reach rt
- filtrationthe solids were filtered off
- washrinsed with cold water (40 mL)
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-4aff8d7a2a61456ab0b71b5969eda4ec
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2016_08
- Patent number
- US09403813B2
Reaction notes
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