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HRID 2274736Generated: November 1, 2026

Acetic Acid → 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
ReactantVanillic AcidHCID 8468—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 15527939—

Reaction Steps

A reactor was charged with 525 kg of glacial acetic acid and 50 kg vanillic acid. The mixture was heated with warm water gradually to 50° C. in around 75 minutes. Temperature was set to 16° C. Nitric acid, 31.4 kg was then added gradually over a period of 3 hrs. When the administration was complete the mixture was allowed to stir for additional 3.5-4.5 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09126988B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_09
ORD IDord-508357ccb6cb4bd7b7e78ebceb42009a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_09