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HRID 1788959Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Nitro-4-benzoylphenylacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantDiethyl 2-nitro-4-benzoylphenylmalonateHCID 13408230—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product2-Nitro-4-benzoylphenylacetic acidHCID 1377053695%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 14 g. (36.3 mmoles) of diethyl 2-nitro-4-benzoylphenylmalonate, 300 ml. of 4N hydrochloric acid and 300 ml. of dioxane was heated to reflux for 10 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the crude product was triturated with hot methylene chloride, 9.88 g. (95% yield), m.p. 168°-170° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04686224
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_08
ORD IDord-abaea9c2d3f2432c870e6577b3d1cda8
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_08