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HRID 1822317Generated: November 2, 2026

Methyl 3-(4-Hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)propanoate → 3-[4-(3-Bromo-5-ethyl-phenoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl]-propionic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl 3-(4-Hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)propanoateHCID 13551833—
Reactant3,5-DibromoethylbenzeneHCID 18711807—
Product3-[4-(3-Bromo-5-ethyl-phenoxy)-2-methyl-phenyl]-propionic acid methyl esterHCID 5789414656%

Reaction Steps

Compound of 1,3-dibromo-5-ethyl-benzene is reacted with 3-(4-hydroxy-2-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester as in Example 18 to afford 0.898 g (56%) of the title compound. Rf=0.32 (4/1 hexanes/EtOAc). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3); MS (ES+) m/z mass calculated for C19H21O3Br 376, found 377 and 379 (M+1 and M+3, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07608639B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_10
ORD IDord-a04c183c065641e1894daba96423362a
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_10