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HRID 2044211Generated: October 30, 2026

Trimethyl orthoacetate → Methyl 4-iodo-3-nitrobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrimethyl orthoacetateHCID 15050—
Reactant4-Iodo-3-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 11208598—
ProductMethyl 4-iodo-3-nitrobenzoateHCID 29788499%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 4-iodo-3-nitrobenzoic acid (3 g, 10 mmol) in trimethyl orthoacetate (30 ml) is refluxed (˜110° C.) for 15 hours and then solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure. The 4-iodo-3-nitrobenzoic acid methyl ester is obtained as a yellow solid (3.11 g, 99% yield, 97.5% HPLC).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08586792B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_11
ORD IDord-473861520cee4a66bf941ec762f4d455
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_11