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HRID 1943142Generated: November 1, 2026

Methanol → Propanoic acid, 2-bromo-3-(phenylmethoxy)-, methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant3-(Benzyloxy)-2-bromopropanoic acidHCID 10956265—
ProductPropanoic acid, 2-bromo-3-(phenylmethoxy)-, methyl esterHCID 1101115299%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2-bromo-3-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]propanoic acid (6 g, 23.2 mmol) in methanol (40 ml) at rt under argon was treated with thionyl chloride (1.7 ml, 23.2 mmol) and the reaction was then stirred at rt for 3 h and then evaporated to give product as a yellow oil (6.3 g, 99%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08389524B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_03
ORD IDord-c81117c412504c65aeee6c5632869be6
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_03