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HRID 339933Generated: October 29, 2026

Water → 2-(4-formylphenyl)acetic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant4-(Bromomethyl)phenylacetic acidHCID 4519056—
Product2-(4-formylphenyl)acetic AcidHCID 11344187—

Reaction Steps

[4-(Bromomethyl)phenyl]acetic acid (4.6 g) and cupric nitrate trihydrate (5 g) were suspended in water (50 mL) and heated at reflux for 1 hr. The solution was allowed to cool and the resulting white solid collected and washed with water to give the subtitle compound (2.06 g); MS multimode (+) 165

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08895570B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-dde3cd1bc1064f949e894277c065fe41
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11