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HRID 362694Generated: October 26, 2026

Methyl chloroacetate → 2-(4-Tert-butylphenoxy)acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl chloroacetateHCID 7295—
Reactant4-tert-ButylphenolHCID 7393—
Product2-(4-Tert-butylphenoxy)acetic acidHCID 1571893.8%

Reaction Steps

94% pure acid (melting point 93° to 95° C., 1.4% of residual phenol) was prepared in an analogous manner in a yield of 93.8% of theory from 4-tert-butylphenol and methylchloroacetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05869735
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_02
ORD IDord-8e8f2143fb604e7eae47ec6f07c853c4
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_02