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HRID 452463Generated: October 30, 2026

Boron tribromide → Methyl 4-bromo-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron tribromideHCID 25134—
ReactantMethyl 4-bromo-5-fluoro-2-methoxybenzoateHCID 66886916—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl 4-bromo-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzoateHCID 66887268—

Reaction Steps

Preparation according to Preparation 7, using boron tribromide (1.0 M, 25.0 ml, 25.2 mmol) in DCM (25 ml) and methyl 4-bromo-5-fluoro-2-methoxybenzoate (2.2 g, 8.4 mmol) in DCM (15 ml). Yield: 2.1 g. MS m/z (rel. intensity, 70 eV) 250 (M+, 40), 248 (M+, 41), 218 (99), 216 (bp), 188 (41), 186 (41), 81 (39).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08492372B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_07
ORD IDord-0c523302cde245bab1c0a05f358288d4
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_07