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HRID 339593Generated: October 25, 2026

2-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde → 2-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzaldehydeHCID 2759599—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventBoron tribromideHCID 25134—
Product2-Hydroxy-4-nitrobenzaldehydeHCID 7557078%

Reaction Steps

Prepared as described in the Demethylation section above using 2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzaldehyde (1.0 g, 5.52 mmol) in dry DCM (25 ml) and BBr3 in DCM (1.0 M, 16 ml, 16 mmol) to give the title compound (0.70 g, 78%) as tan plates after recrystallisation from EtOH.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08895313B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-8c1625e8d0ab443193ea50f7d0b0a35b
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11