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HRID 1820272Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(Methoxycarbonyl)-4-methylbenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propaneHCID 81219—
Reactant3-Bromo-4-methylbenzoic acidHCID 82130—
ReactantHCID 178418416HCID 178418416—
Catalystpalladium(II) acetateHCID 167845—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3-(Methoxycarbonyl)-4-methylbenzoic acidHCID 22069802—

Reaction Steps

A parr reactor was charged with 3-bromo-4-methylbenzoic acid, MeOH (50 mL), palladium acetate (0.44 g, 1.95 mmol), bis(1,3-diphenylphosphino)propane, and potassium carbonate (4.0 g, 29.3 mmol) was pressurized to 80 psi with carbon monoxide gas. The reaction was maintained at this temperature for 48 h. The reaction was cooled, acidified with 1 N HCl, and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated and then purified by reverse phase HPLC to yield the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07601844B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_10
ORD IDord-fde10c4914a546c0a2244b88e8a80337
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_10