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HRID 1771028Generated: November 1, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateHCID 521998—
Reactant2-Bromo-2,2-difluoroacetic acidHCID 2773282—
SolventCyclohexaneHCID 8078—
ProductBenzyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetateHCID 10378165—

Reaction Steps

This compound was prepared according to Example 2a from bromodifluoroacetic acid (9.82 g; 68.7 mmol), benzyl alcohol (7.0 g; 65 mmol), and p-toluenesulphonic acid monohydrate (50 mg) in cyclohexane (120 mL). The crude product obtained after evaporation was used as is without any further workup in 3b.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09249086B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_02
ORD IDord-73f25d56bc8441348449fcc0b66adb7e
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_02