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HRID 1885800Generated: October 25, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → Methyl 2-(2-[4-fluorophenyl]ethyl)phenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
ReactantPhenylacetonitrileHCID 8794—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
Reactant4-FluorobenzaldehydeHCID 68023—
ReactantPhenylacetateHCID 4409936—
Reactant{[2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]methyl}(triphenyl)phosphanium bromideHCID 10743695—
ReactantMethyl 2-[2-(2-furyl)ethyl]phenylacetateHCID 19879669—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 2-(2-[4-fluorophenyl]ethyl)phenylacetateHCID 19879670—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-(2-[4-fluorophenyl]ethyl)phenylacetate was prepared from 4-fluorobenzaldehyde and (o-methoxycarbonylbenzyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide by a route similar to that described in Example 3 for the preparation of methyl 2-[2-(2-furyl)ethyl]phenylacetate. In this instance, the benzyl chloride was converted into the phenylacetate by treatment with potassium cyanide in DMSO and, then, methanolysis of the resulting phenylacetonitrile with sulphuric acid in methanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05145954
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_09
ORD IDord-51a733eb0d084f3f86d134e975174bbe
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_09