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HRID 1856089Generated: October 25, 2026

Chloroacetic Acid → Ethanone, 2-chloro-1-(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroacetic AcidHCID 300—
ReactantPyrogallolHCID 1057—
ReactantPhosphorus oxychlorideHCID 24813—
ProductEthanone, 2-chloro-1-(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)-HCID 87066—

Reaction Steps

Pyrogallol is reacted with chloroacetic acid in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride to form ω-chloro-2,3,4-trihydroxyacetophenone,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUSRE030377
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-2e6b1c715bfe44ea95147e40919fc193
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08