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HRID 2212422Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl iodide → Methyl 5-acetyl-2-methoxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantCesium carbonateHCID 10796—
ReactantMethyl 5-acetylsalicylateHCID 85444—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductMethyl 5-acetyl-2-methoxybenzoateHCID 606426—

Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of Methyl 2-hydroxy-5-acetylbenzoate (12 g, 61.7 mmol) in DMF (200 ml) was added cesium carbonate (24.15 g, 74.1 mmol) and MeI (9.64 g, 68 mmol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07101910B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_09
ORD IDord-fd26e23baf0d49a388ddaf63678b7592
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_09