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HRID 1741457Generated: November 2, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → 2-[2-(2-Methylphenyl)ethoxy]acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactanttert-Butyl bromoacetateHCID 79177—
Reactant2-Methylphenethyl alcoholHCID 88267—
CatalystTetrabutylammonium BromideHCID 74236—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product2-[2-(2-Methylphenyl)ethoxy]acetic acidHCID 18779054—

Reaction Steps

The subtitle compound (8.91 g) was prepared according to the procedure in example 5 part a using 2-(2-methylphenyl)ethanol (5.0 g), t-butylbromoacetate (5.47 ml), tetrabutylammoniumbromide (0.78 g), toluene (80 ml), 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide (40 ml), trifluoroacetic acid (20 ml) and dichloromethane (20 ml).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05973167
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_10
ORD IDord-53894f1308584277b022d6bb35502eb8
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_10