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HRID 431883Generated: October 26, 2026

Dimethylformamide → Benzoic acid, 3-chloro-5-cyano-, methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ReactantMethyl 3-chloro-5-fluorobenzoateHCID 21942504—
CatalystZinc cyanide (Zn(CN)2)HCID 11186—
CatalystBis(cyclopenta-1,4-dien-1-yl(diphenyl)phosphane);dichloropalladium;iron(2+)HCID 178418228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ProductBenzoic acid, 3-chloro-5-cyano-, methyl esterHCID 21942517—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of the methyl 3-chloro-5-fluorobenzoate, zinc cyanide (8.46g, 72.3 mmol) zinc (dust, 235 mg, 3.6 mmol), [1,1′bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene] dichloropalladium(II), complex with dichloromethane (1:1) (1.5 g, 1.8 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (70 ml) was heated at reflux for 1 hour. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic solution was extracted with water and brine and concentrated in vacuo, to afford crude methyl 3-chloro-5-cyanobenzoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06660753B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_12
ORD IDord-1efa043914e74c2687dd3828bb3fc117
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_12