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HRID 1979071Generated: October 31, 2026

3-Bromophenol → (3-bromophenoxy)acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-BromophenolHCID 11563—
ReactantMethyl bromoacetateHCID 60984—
ReactantAcetic acid, 2-(3-bromophenoxy)-, methyl esterHCID 13827038—
Product(3-bromophenoxy)acetic acidHCID 702285—

Reaction Steps

6-bromo-3-coumarone is prepared in four steps from commercial 3-bromophenol. The first step consists of an O-alkylation of the 3-bromophenol by methyl bromoacetate. The saponification of the methyl 3-bromophenoxyacetate allows one to obtain 3-bromophenoxyacetic acid, which is converted into the acid chloride by the action of thionyl chloride. This is subjected to an intramolecular Friedel Craft acylation to yield 6-bromo-3-coumarone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06239284B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-3212bc45c4b24535aa5ed59a93f967c8
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05