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HRID 2201908Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → methyl (4-cyanophenoxy)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant4-CyanophenolHCID 13019—
ReactantMethyl bromoacetateHCID 60984—
SolventAcetonitrileHCID 6342—
Productmethyl (4-cyanophenoxy)acetateHCID 1506457—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-cyanophenol and methyl bromoacetate in CH3CN was treated with K2CO3 and refluxed for 18 hours. Then the reaction was cooled to room temperature and concentrated. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O and the organic layer was washed with brine, driend (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated. Flash chromatography (SiO2, hexanes/EtOAc) gave pure methyl 2-(4-cyanophenoxy)acetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09365518B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-4ed6c62478bf4f4c8442c9c326bb613e
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06