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HRID 1606901Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant4-Amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic acidHCID 81626—
ProductMethyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoateHCID 700493—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 50 g of 2-methoxy-4-amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid in 500 ml of methanol is added HCl gas until all the material dissolves. Stirring is continued overnight, the solvent removed, ether added, filtered, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness to obtain methyl 2-methoxy-4-amino-5-chlorobenzoate which is used directly in the next step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04863921
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_09
ORD IDord-1a2b7efb010b41f1a33814e94301939f
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_09