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HRID 1671677Generated: October 31, 2026

4-Methylbenzaldehyde → Methyl 3-chloro-2-oxo-3-(p-tolyl)propanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—
Reactant4-FluorobenzaldehydeHCID 68023—
ReactantMethyl 3-chloro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxopropanoateHCID 57437156—
ProductMethyl 3-chloro-2-oxo-3-(p-tolyl)propanoateHCID 57437153—

Reaction Steps

This compound was synthesised as 3-chloro-3-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2-oxo-propionic acid methyl ester but using 4-methylbenzaldehyde instead 4-fluorobenzaldehyde. 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ=2.35 (s, 3H); 3.83 (s, 3H); 6.13 (s, 1H); 7.21 (d, 2H); 7.28 (d, 2H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07994336B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_08
ORD IDord-3a150f16559f44d9b9355be5aebad987
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_08