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HRID 348344Generated: November 1, 2026

Phenol → Ethyl 2-phenoxybutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantCesium carbonateHCID 10796—
ReactantButanoic acid, 2-bromo-, ethyl esterHCID 79039—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductEthyl 2-phenoxybutanoateHCID 15380339—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature90 °C

Reaction Steps

Phenol (28.5 g, 0.30 mol), Cs2CO3 (197.0 g, 0.61 mol), and ethyl 2-bromobutyrate (0.30 mol) were combined in anhydrous DMF (1000 mL) and stirred at 90° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After 16 h, the DMF was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (300 mL) and washed twice with water and once with brine. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to produce an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07176224B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_02
ORD IDord-0483c7443ac2405e8c6aea90270c2ae5
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_02