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HRID 325488Generated: October 29, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Acetylthio-3-methylbenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant3-Methyl-2-sulfanylbenzoic acidHCID 12612808—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product2-Acetylthio-3-methylbenzoic acidHCID 20465213—

Reaction Steps

2-Mercapto-3-methylbenzoic acid (9.0 g, 54 mmol), acetic anhydride (6.5 g, 63 mmol) and glacial acetic acid (25 ml) were refluxed 1 hour, then poured into dilute hydrochloric acid. The product was filtered and recrystallized from toluene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04440941
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_04
ORD IDord-6715ab2fd23843db950559761faa08af
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_04