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HRID 1905968Generated: October 29, 2026

Chloroacetic Acid → 2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroacetic AcidHCID 300—
ReactantMethylcyclohexaneHCID 7962—
Reactant4-Methylphenethyl alcoholHCID 95294—
Product2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acidHCID 1320892484%

Reaction Steps

6.8 g of 4-methylphenethyl alcohol were reacted with 4.73 g of chloroacetic acid in a manner analogous to that described in Example 1(a) to give 8.1 g (84%) of 2-(4-methylphenyl)ethoxyacetic acid of melting point 65°-67° C. (from methylcyclohexane).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04649160
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_03
ORD IDord-a32ec15ed4a0458bbc809d8357607719
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_03