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HRID 1685698Generated: October 29, 2026

2-Methoxy-6-methylphenol → 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methylbenzonitrile

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methoxy-6-methylphenolHCID 76173—
Reactant3-Ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzonitrileHCID 59759950—
Product4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methylbenzonitrileHCID 19038318—

Reaction Steps

The title compound is prepared from commercially available 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-toluene in analogy to literature procedures (see 3-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-benzonitrile); LC-MS: tR=0.84 min. 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 2.27 (s, 3H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 6.97 (d, J=1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (s, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08148410B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_04
ORD IDord-0a2a811f9eed4924b9e1a2d78f2a771d
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_04