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HRID 1841256Generated: October 26, 2026

Acetic Acid → 1-(3-Fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
ReactantEthyl nitroacetateHCID 69379—
Reactant3-Amino-5-fluorobenzotrifluorideHCID 2735913—
CatalystIronHCID 23925—
Product1-(3-Fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic AcidHCID 23445018—

Reaction Steps

Following the general method described in example 234, 3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylaniline was reacted with triethyl orthoformate, ethyl nitroacetate and acetic acid followed by treatment with triethyl orthoformate, iron and acetic acid and subsequent alkaline hydrolysis. The title compound was obtained as a white crystalline solid. Mp. >250° C. (H2O/dioxane), MS: m/e=273 (M−H−).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06683097B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_01
ORD IDord-76e6ca90c25e4971bc2063800ecdd890
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_01