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HRID 230571Generated: October 27, 2026

Aluminum(III) Chloride → 1-(4-Chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Reactant2'-Hydroxy-4'-(ethoxycarbonyldimethylmethoxy)acetophenoneHCID 57762881—
Product1-(4-Chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanoneHCID 1051513—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature200 °C

Reaction Steps

3-chlorophenyl acetate (starting material 2) was mixed with aluminium chloride (3 eq). The mixture was heated at 200° C. for 1 hour. The reaction medium was cooled to room temperature then poured in ice. The aqueous phase was extracted with methylene chloride which was dried on magnesium sulfate then vacuum evaporated.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07566737B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_07
ORD IDord-2dd3cc31c5c841f7bbcf611a0e989be6
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_07