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HRID 258024Generated: October 28, 2026

4-Fluorophenol → Toluene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-FluorophenolHCID 9732—
Reactant3-Chloropropionyl chlorideHCID 69364—
ProductTolueneHCID 114086.1%
Product4-Fluoro-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-oneHCID 15268488—

Reaction Steps

4-Fluoro-7-hydroxy-indan-1-one is prepared in analogy to the non-fluorinated compound by the process of S. Wagatsuma et al. [Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 5(2), 1973, 65-70] in two steps: 1. esterification of 4-fluorophenol and 3-chloropropionyl chloride by refluxing both components in toluene (yield: 86.1%, b.p: 150° C./30 mm); 2. heating the ester in the presence of AlCl3 (yield: 53.9%, m.p.: 87° C.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05264458
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_11
ORD IDord-67f055399c3b45808e10e7359f97f5b8
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_11