Boron tribromide → HCID 21450240, compound

HRID 1579291Notes

Reaction equation

C[O:2][C:3]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[C:12]([O:16]C)[C:4]=1[C:5]([CH2:7][CH2:8][C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])=[O:6].B(Br)(Br)Br>>[OH:2][C:3]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[C:12]([OH:16])[C:4]=1[C:5]([CH2:7][CH2:8][C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])=[O:6]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 25134Boron tribromide

HCID 214502534-(2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid

Product 1

HCID 21450240HCID 21450240, compound

Procedure

3-(2,6-Dimethoxybenzoyl)propionic acid was demethylated with boron tribromide according to the general procedure of Example 22(i) to give 3-(2,6-dihydroxybenzoyl)propionic acid.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-bd4925caeb1744d28427b7b549976790
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1976_01
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US03931177

Reaction notes

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