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HRID 1750186Generated: October 28, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 67987—
ProductMethyl 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoateHCID 521972190%

Reaction Steps

5.55 g of 4-Fluoro-3-nitro-benzoic acid were dissolved in 50 ml of methanol, 6.4 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid were added and the reaction was heated to reflux for 3 h. The reaction was cooled, poured unto ice and the precipitated product was collected by suction and dried in vacuo. 5.40 g (90%) of 4-fluoro-3-nitro-benzoic acid methyl ester were obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09156796B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_10
ORD IDord-85d3cd4fa15849648a3406a9968d81cd
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_10