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HRID 2209979Generated: October 30, 2026

p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Ethyl 3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
ReactantDiethyl (2,4-difluorobenzoyl)malonateHCID 15105381—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductEthyl 3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoateHCID 2758338—

Reaction Steps

41.4 g of the crude diethyl (2,4-difluorobenzoyl)malonate in 130 ml of water and 170 mg of p-toluenesulphonic acid are refluxed for 8.5 hours. The mixture is extracted using methylene chloride, and the methylene chloride phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05457104
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_10
ORD IDord-004f342da97a46c88ff818f4982d3639
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_10