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HRID 2107830Generated: October 31, 2026

3,4,6-Trifluoro-5-hydroxyphthalic acid → 2,4,5-Trifluoro-3-hydroxybenzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3,4,6-Trifluoro-5-hydroxyphthalic acidHCID 10198587—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2,4,5-Trifluoro-3-hydroxybenzoic AcidHCID 2734270—

Reaction Steps

Japanese Patent Application No. 86/290399 as abstracted in CA109 (19) 170038e discloses that 3,5,6-trifluoro-4-hydroxyphthalic acid may be decarboxylated by heating the compound for three hours, in water, under nitrogen atmosphere, at 140° C. (in a sealed tube) to yield 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04935541
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_06
ORD IDord-90dc6ea362394b629675d76b9f659ccc
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_06