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HRID 2227068Generated: November 2, 2026

Chloroform → 4-Hexadecyloxyphenoxyacetic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloroformHCID 6212—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl bromoacetateHCID 60984—
Reactant4-(Hexadecyloxy)phenolHCID 4377937—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product4-Hexadecyloxyphenoxyacetic acid methyl esterHCID 1025079489.4%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 23 g of p-(hexadecyloxy)phenol, 13.35 g of methyl bromoacetate, 10.45 g of potassium carbonate in 200 ml of acetone is refluxed for 24 hours. The mixture is cooled, chloroform added and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated and the residue crystallized from hexane to give 25 g of the desired compound as a gray white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05350759
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-94fa9798965742458b4935f25025f0e8
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09