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HRID 2251591Generated: October 26, 2026

Chlorosuccinimide → 5-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChlorosuccinimideHCID 31398—
Reactant3-Methoxysalicylic acidHCID 70140—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product5-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acidHCID 676501—

Reaction Steps

step a) 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzoic acid (13) is chlorinated for example with N-chlorosuccinimide in acetic acid to yield 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy benzoic acid (14); step b) the methoxy group of compound (14) is reacted with hydrobromic acid in acetic acid to yield 5-chloro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (15);

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07319101B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_01
ORD IDord-4587e8ed799b4dcfaf0764edb72fe1d0
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_01