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HRID 1785826Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-3-methanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPotassium AcetateHCID 517044—
Reactant3-(Bromomethyl)-5-chloro-1-benzothiopheneHCID 2779857—
SolventSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product5-Chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-3-methanolHCID 2776136—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 3-bromomethyl-5-chlorobenzothiophene (2.5 g, 9.56 mmol) and potassium acetate (1.96 g, 20 mmol) in 1M NaOH (40 mL) and dioxane (40 mL) was heated to reflux for 24 hours, adjusted to pH<7with 1M HCl, and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined extracts were washed with brine, concentrated, and purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel with 50% ethyl acetate/hexanes to provide the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07504512B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_03
ORD IDord-bf503cb461c64ebc88b8beab3808c3c6
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_03