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HRID 1771038Generated: November 2, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → Tert-butyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactanttert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Reactant4-(Bromomethyl)benzoic acidHCID 22599—
ReactantSulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1)HCID 24083—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductTert-butyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoateHCID 1141457839.5%

Reaction Steps

This compound was prepared from 4-(bromomethyl)benzoic acid (2.15 g; 10.0 mmol), t-butyl alcohol (4.8 mL; 50 mmol), anhydrous MgSO4 (4.8 g; 40 mmol), and concentrated sulphuric acid in dichloromethane (40 mL) as described in Example 6a. After 14 days, the mixture was worked up as described in Example 6a. 1.07 g (39%) product was obtained (white solid). The product was used in 7b without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09249086B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_02
ORD IDord-5990551fc5764802b5b68e390248c119
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_02