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HRID 2355276Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-cyano-2-fluorobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Reactant4-Cyano-2-fluorobenzoic acidHCID 590659—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 4-cyano-2-fluorobenzoateHCID 1527872662.8%

Reaction Steps

Add 4N hydrochloride in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL, 400 mmol) to 4-cyano-2-fluoro-benzoic acid (10.0 g, 60.5 mmol) in methanol (100 mL). Stir the reaction mixture at room temperature overnight. Concentrate the reaction mixture. Purify the residue by column chromatography (silica gel) eluting with 20% ethyl acetate/hexane to give the title compound (6.8 g, 38.0 mmol).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07754742B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_07
ORD IDord-47a78e55036f476db708790975ee9366
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_07