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HRID 1735698Generated: October 29, 2026

N-bromobutanimide → methyl (E)-2-bromomethyl-beta-methoxycinnamate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
Reactantmethyl (E)-beta-methoxy-2-methylcinnamateHCID 86749647—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Productmethyl (E)-2-bromomethyl-beta-methoxycinnamateHCID 11219857—

Reaction Steps

200 g (0.97 mol) of methyl (E)-β-methoxy-2-methylcinnamate and 190 g (1.07 mol) of N-bromosuccinimide which has been washed with methanol and dried, in 2 l of dry tetrachloromethane, are irradiated with a 300 watt UV lamp for 75 min, during which the solution begins to reflux.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05538940
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_07
ORD IDord-a8e06a4e78c94cf692b713ea53d48640
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_07