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HRID 1915318Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Tert-butyl-2-chloro-5-nitro-phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant4-Tert-butyl-2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl methyl carbonateHCID 57470231—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-Tert-butyl-2-chloro-5-nitro-phenolHCID 5747023272%

Reaction Steps

Potassium hydroxide (10.1 g, 181 mmol) was added to 4-tert-butyl-2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl methyl carbonate (40.0 g, 139 mmol) in MeOH (100 mL). After 30 min, the reaction was acidified with 1N HCl and extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were combined, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography (Pet. Ether/EtOAc, 30:1) to give 4-tert-butyl-2-chloro-5-nitro-phenol (23.0 g, 68% over 2 steps).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08614327B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-fad7e78c334442a59c81dda599873233
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12