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HRID 336247Generated: October 25, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant4-Bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 24721390—
ProductMethyl 4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoateHCID 10891333—

Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (16.2 mL; 223 mmol; 4 eq.) was added to a suspension of 4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (15 g; 55.8 mmol; 1 eq.) in MeOH (300 mL) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08889668B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-c0deb0778996457f874c849a86e345df
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11