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HRID 1770206Generated: November 3, 2026

Chloroacetic Acid → (4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroacetic AcidHCID 300—
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantVanillinHCID 1183—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)acetic acidHCID 68691657%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 30.4 g of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, 31.2 g of chloroacetic acid and 34 g of potassium hydroxide in 300 ml of water was refluxed for 7 hours. After cooling, hydrochloric acid was added and the precipitate was filtered off and dried. Yield 57%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05385922
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_01
ORD IDord-5c32c71f7c824a64a95b63dc21d954be
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_01