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HRID 1583965Generated: November 1, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 2-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant(4-Chlorophenyl)acetic acidHCID 15880—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantBromineHCID 24408—
ProductEthyl 2-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetateHCID 228840—

Reaction Steps

By the method of E. Schwenk and D. Papa, J. A. C. S. 70, 3626 (1948), incorporated herein by reference, 86.8 g (0.509 mole) of p-chlorophenylacetic acid was treated with 100 ml of thionyl chloride. Subsequent reaction with 83.2 g (0.52 mole) of bromine followed by 100 ml of ethanol produced 78.9 g of ethyl alphabromo-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04555521
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_11
ORD IDord-4caa30742950480880aa154bff8131dd
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_11