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HRID 1979153Generated: November 1, 2026

Bromobenzene → Methyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBromobenzeneHCID 7961—
ReactantButanoic acid, 4-chloro-4-oxo-, methyl esterHCID 73888—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-oxobutanoateHCID 838865—

Reaction Steps

In a manner similar to Example 2, Step (a), bromobenzene (10.0 mL, 0.0950 mol) was allowed to react with 3-carbomethoxypropionyl chloride (12.9 mL, 0.105 mol) in the presence of aluminum chloride (26.9 g, 0.202 mol) in dichloromethane to give, after chromatography on silica gel (435 g, 230-400 mesh), eluting with hexanes-acetone (9:1, 10×400 mL; 8:1, 7×400 mL), 21.2 g of 4-(4-bromo-phenyl)-4-oxo-butyric acid, methyl ester as an off-white solid; mp 49-51° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06239288B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_05
ORD IDord-eff15a6096b04891a81708b9af2e6ee1
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_05