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HRID 1531920Generated: October 31, 2026

Phenol → 3-Bromomethyl-5-[phenoxymethyl]benzoic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
Reactant3,5-Bis(bromomethyl)benzoic acid ethyl esterHCID 15440343—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product3-Bromomethyl-5-[phenoxymethyl]benzoic acid ethyl esterHCID 70222550—

Reaction Steps

The subtitle compound was prepared from 3,5-bis[bromomethyl]benzoic acid ethyl ester (5.18 g) and phenol (1.45 g) in dimethylformamide (10 ml) by the method of example 7 step (i). Yield after chromatography, eluting with 10% ethyl acetate in isohexane, 2.13 g of a mixture containing 15% product and 85% diphenoxy compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06200981B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_03
ORD IDord-e9f538f7eebc4f93b1e359966dd15f2a
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_03