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HRID 442658Generated: November 3, 2026

4-Methylbenzoyl Chloride → Methyl 2-(4-Methylbenzoyl)-4,5-methylenedioxyphenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Methylbenzoyl ChlorideHCID 13405—
ReactantMethyl 2-(1,3-dioxaindan-5-yl)acetateHCID 266588—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
SolventTin tetrachlorideHCID 24287—
ProductMethyl 2-(4-Methylbenzoyl)-4,5-methylenedioxyphenylacetateHCID 10710218—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared from methyl 3,4-methylenedioxyphenylacetate (319 mg, 1.64 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL), SnCl4 (1.0M solution in CH2Cl2 ; 3.5 mL mmol) and 4-toluoyl chloride (260 μL, 1.97 mmol) as an oily solid (90 mg, 18%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) 7.69 (d, 2H, J=8.0), 7.24 (d, 2H, J=8.0), 6.88 (s, 1H), 6.83 (s, (s, 2H), 3.78 (s, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 2.43 (s, 3H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05891871
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_04
ORD IDord-7b5b635c632d4fbd8c5bd5e452170df8
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_04