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HRID 2259465Generated: November 1, 2026

Acetic Acid → 2,3-Dichlorobenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantHydrogen PeroxideHCID 784—
ReactantBenzene, 1,2-dichloro-3-methyl-HCID 34702—
ReactantSodium BromideHCID 253881—
CatalystCobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrateHCID 61372—
Product2,3-Dichlorobenzoic acidHCID 576523.8%
Product2,3-DichlorobenzaldehydeHCID 3574515.2%

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example I was repeated, but this time cobalt (II) acetate tetrahydrate (0.012 moles), sodium bromide (0.05 moles), dichlorotoluene (0.074 moles), acetic acid (100 g) and hydrogen peroxide (70%, 0.68 moles) were used and the reaction was performed at 90° C. for three hours. The final reaction mixture, analysed by HPLC, revealed that 66.0% of the dichlorotoluene had been consumed, yielding products including dichlorobenzaldehyde (15.2% yield) and dichlorobenzoic acid (23.8% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05473101
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_12
ORD IDord-2f3c76ec3bdf4706a3d7f16e909691e8
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_12