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HRID 1685697Generated: October 28, 2026

2-Chloro-6-methylphenol → 3-Chloro-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-6-methylphenolHCID 6898—
Reactant3-Ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzonitrileHCID 59759950—
Product3-Chloro-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzonitrileHCID 19038348—

Reaction Steps

The title compound is prepared from commercially available 2-chloro-6-methyl-phenol in analogy to literature procedures (see 3-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-benzonitrile); LC-MS: tR=0.85 min. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 2.33 (s, 3H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08148410B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_04
ORD IDord-cca601a6503b49ebaba4bd2203b2e650
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_04