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HRID 1844528Generated: October 25, 2026

Aluminum(III) Chloride → Methyl 2-fluoro-4-formyl-6-hydroxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
ReactantMethyl 4-formyl-2-hydroxybenzoateHCID 21626741—
ReactantMethyl 2-fluoro-4-formyl-6-methoxybenzoateHCID 86681499—
ProductMethyl 2-fluoro-4-formyl-6-hydroxybenzoateHCID 8666934397.1%

Reaction Steps

Followed procedure described in Intermediate 5, step 3 starting with methyl 2-fluoro-4-formyl-6-methoxybenzoate (280 mg, 1.3 mmol) and AlCl3 (350 mg, 2.6 mmol) where reaction was complete after refluxing 10 min. Isolated 250 mg of Intermediate 7, yield 96%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08946434B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-3dc04010bd2b466aaca8cfac45aa3a5a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02