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HRID 1596439Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl Salicylate → Methyl 5-bromosalicylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl SalicylateHCID 4133—
ReactantBromineHCID 24408—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductMethyl 5-bromosalicylateHCID 7768383%

Reaction Steps

Br2 (52 g) was slowly added to a stirred solution of methyl salicylate (50 g; 330 mmol) in 300 mL acetic acid. The reaction mixture was stirred at rt. for 10 h, poured on ice-water and the precipitate recrystallized from MeOH, giving the sub-title compound in a 83% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06291475B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_09
ORD IDord-4723fe0e3a0c486c88a0b3ec071a587b
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_09