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HRID 1650228Generated: November 1, 2026

Phenol → 4-Bromo-2-phenoxybenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl 5-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)benzoateHCID 12929136—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product4-Bromo-2-phenoxybenzoic acidHCID 2305392068.2%

Reaction Steps

Phenol (8 g, 85 mmole) and potassium carbonate (11.7 g, 85 mmole) in 150 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide was reacted with methyl 4-bromo-α-bromo-2-toluate (20 g, 65 mmole) by the procedure of Example 2, step a and followed with alkaline hydrolysis by the procedure of Example 2, step b to give the crude 4-bromo-2-phenoxybenzoic acid (13 g) which was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04923892
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_05
ORD IDord-cd68484142b44369aeda62d09cff9bf2
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_05