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HRID 1752925Generated: October 28, 2026

Boron tribromide → 3-Bromo-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron tribromideHCID 25134—
Reactant3-Bromo-4-methoxyphenylacetic acidHCID 136615—
Product3-Bromo-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acidHCID 276962891.1%

Reaction Steps

Proceeding as in Reference 22, but substituting 3-bromo-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (14.0 g, 0.057 mol) and boron tribromide (63 mL, 1M in dichloromethane, 0.063 mol), gave 3-bromo-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (12 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09162986B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_10
ORD IDord-8dab47711ae14271ac51d22c91f81b05
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_10