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Acetic Acid → 4-Fluorobenzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Reactantp-FluorotolueneHCID 9603—
CatalystCobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrateHCID 61372—
CatalystSodium BromideHCID 253881—
CatalystSodium AcetateHCID 517045—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-Fluorobenzoic AcidHCID 997386.6%

Reaction Steps

The test described in Example 1 was repeated using 300 g of p-fluorotoluene, 660 g of acetic acid, 132 g of water, 6 g of cobalt acetate tetrahydrate, 5 g of sodium bromide and 5 g of sodium acetate. In a reaction time of 240 minutes, after conventional work-up, 330.5 g of p-fluorobenzoic acid (86.6% of the theory) was obtained, with a purity of 99.9%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04605757
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_08
ORD IDord-1fce89aec2444e30b48c457d6650fca9
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_08