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HRID 465740Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzoic Acid → 3-Hydroxyphthalic anhydride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
Reactant1,3-Isobenzofurandione, 5-fluoro-HCID 67572—
ReactantPotassium FluorideHCID 522689—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product3-Hydroxyphthalic anhydrideHCID 96580—
Product1,3-Dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-4-yl benzoateHCID 57047800—

Reaction Steps

4-Fluorophthalic anhydride (0.44 g, 2.6 mmol shown as FPAN in table below), potassium fluoride (Aldrich, 0.18 g, 3.1 mmol), benzoic acid (Aldrich, 0.28 g, 2.3 mmol shown as BzOH in table below) and dimethyl formamide (Aldrich, 3 ml) were heated in a 160° C. oil bath. The reaction was monitored by GC and showed the following results (BOPAN=benzoyloxyphthalic anhydride; ODPAN=oxydiphthalic anhydride; and HOPAN=hydroxyphthalic anhydride):

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05153335
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_10
ORD IDord-b2d3f50670884df88f1d4b0277c68bd5
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_10