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HRID 273687Generated: October 29, 2026

Diazomethane → Methyl 2-(2-bromoethyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiazomethaneHCID 9550—
Reactant2-(2-Bromoethyl)benzoic acidHCID 18620818—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ProductMethyl 2-(2-bromoethyl)benzoateHCID 12496479—

Reaction Steps

2-(2-Bromoethyl)-benzoic acid (11.4 g, 50 mmol) is added to a solution of diazomethan in ether at 0° C. The reaction mixture is concentrated in vacuo, and the residue purified by chromatography to give the desired compound as a colourless oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05387582
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_02
ORD IDord-da5ac1400293420aaaabc1b65bdad173
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_02