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HRID 2408402Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantMethyl 2-methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoateHCID 57562956—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)propanoic acidHCID 176930—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)isobutyrate was dissolved in methanol (50 mL) and water (50 mL). Sodium hydroxide (5 g) was added. The solution was stirred at rt for 30 min, then acidified with 1N HCl aq. to pH ˜3. The aq. Solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL). The organic layers were evaporated to give 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)isobutyric acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08815848B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_08
ORD IDord-73c04eb5005c4333a6c1d8ce1164aa45
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_08