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HRID 1700855Generated: November 1, 2026

Methyl iodide → 4-chloro-2-methyl-5-(methylsulfonyl)Benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantSodium SulfiteHCID 24437—
ReactantChlorosulfonic acidHCID 24638—
Reactant4-Chloro-2-methylbenzoic acidHCID 348269—
Product4-chloro-2-methyl-5-(methylsulfonyl)Benzoic acidHCID 10824478—

Reaction Steps

in stage b) a methylsulfonyl group is introduced by reacting 4-chloro-2-methylbenzoic acid with chlorosulfonic acid, sodium sulfite and methyl iodide to give the corresponding intermediate 2-methyl-4-chloro-5-methylsulfonylbenzoic acid,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06350904B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_02
ORD IDord-e1ec39018b574ae7bd93cf120dd4234f
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_02