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HRID 465741Generated: October 30, 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—
SolventN-methyl-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 13387—
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, 0.14 g, 2.4 mmol), benzoic acid (Aldrich, 0.31 g, 2.5 mmol shown as BzOH in table below) and N-methyl pyrrolidinone (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-ea5c9c60f915492bbcb87391e03880bf
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_10