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Ethyl 2-chloro-3-nitro-beta-oxobenzenepropanoate → 1-(2-Chloro-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl 2-chloro-3-nitro-beta-oxobenzenepropanoateHCID 15735718—
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acid waterHCID 22392675—
Product1-(2-Chloro-3-nitrophenyl)ethanoneHCID 1246388587.6%

Reaction Steps

According to the procedure of Example 2, ethyl 2-chloro-3-nitro-β-oxobenzenepropanoate (14.0 g, 51.5 mmol) is reacted with 30% water/trifluoroacetic acid to give 1-(2-chloro-3-nitrophenyl)ethanone (9.0 g, 87%), mp=41-43° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05017604
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_05
ORD IDord-1146b14d05d44b9e9ff59fa053e043b5
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_05