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HRID 2042916Generated: October 31, 2026

1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid → 4-Bromo-1-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acidHCID 6844—
ReactantBromineHCID 24408—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product4-Bromo-1-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acidHCID 28939392.5%

Reaction Steps

Bromine (6.1 mL, 120 mmol) was added to a solution of naphthoic acid 17 (18.9 g, 100 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (250 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The resulting solid was filtered and dried in vacuo to provide the titled compound 18 (24.7 g, 92%) as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08586550B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_11
ORD IDord-41d693948ca74c9899da0024e5940776
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_11