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HRID 442683Generated: October 31, 2026

2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid → Methyl 2-(2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoyl)-4,5-methylenedioxyphenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acidHCID 7448—
ReactantPhosphorus oxide (P4O10)HCID 14812—
ReactantMethyl 2-(1,3-dioxaindan-5-yl)acetateHCID 266588—
Solvent1,2-DichloroethaneHCID 11—
ProductMethyl 2-(2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoyl)-4,5-methylenedioxyphenylacetateHCID 54561972—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared from methyl 3,4-methylenedioxyphenylacetate (12.5 g, 64.4 mmol) in ClCH2CH2Cl (150 mL), 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid (25.0 g, 124 mmol) and P2O5 (37 g) as a yellow solid (11 g, 29 mmol, 45%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8.15 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=8.4, 1H), 7.58 (d, J=8.4, 1H), 6.84 (s, 1H), 6.71 (s, 1H), 6.05 (s, 2H), 4.03 (s, 2H), 3.73 (s, 3H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05891871
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_04
ORD IDord-6d8cb946cb9747c18dbcd3ca89bd3c5c
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_04