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HRID 1770852Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantMethyl 2-methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoateHCID 57562956—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoic acidHCID 176930—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)isobutyrate was dissolved in methanol (50 mL) and water (50 mL). Sodium hydroxide (5 g) was added. The solution was stirred at rt for 30 min, then acidified with 1N HCl aq. to pH ˜3. The aq. Solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). The organic layers were evaporated to give 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)isobutyric acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09248190B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_02
ORD IDord-402b42bb1d0442faaf2808a3fca6ac9e
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_02