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HRID 2093133Generated: November 1, 2026

Ethyl Acetate → 2-Fluoro-4-methoxy-1-(2-methylphenyl)benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ReactantSodium CarbonateHCID 10340—
Reactant2-Methylphenyl boronic acidHCID 2733267—
Reactant1-Bromo-2-fluoro-4-methoxybenzeneHCID 3718444—
CatalystHCID 178418397HCID 178418397—
SolventHexaneHCID 8058—
SolventEthanol toluene waterHCID 86587398—
Product2-Fluoro-4-methoxy-1-(2-methylphenyl)benzeneHCID 67065966—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-bromo-3-fluoroanisole, 2-methylphenyl boronic acid, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (5% mol) and sodium carbonate (0.23 g, 2.1 mmol) in 20 ml of water/EtOH/toluene (1:2:4) was heated to reflux for 5 h. TLC (EtOAc:hexane/2:98) showed that the reaction was over. The solvents was removed. Water (10 ml) was added. The organic was extracted with methylene chloride (3×50 ml). The combined methylene chloride layers were washed with brine, and dried over sodium sulfate. The title compound was obtained after purification with preparative TLC using 2% EtOAc in hexane as the eluant.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08440702B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_05
ORD IDord-ad1e7153c9604834970515733d644cd0
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_05