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HRID 476858Generated: October 27, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → Methyl (o-nitrobenzylthio)-acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant2-Nitrobenzyl chlorideHCID 11921—
ReactantMethyl ThioglycolateHCID 16907—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductMethyl (o-nitrobenzylthio)-acetateHCID 12136843—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of o-nitrobenzylchloride (17.2 g), methyl mercaptoacetate (8.9 ml), and potassium carbonate (27.6 g) was refluxed with stirring in acetone (200 ml) for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to leave the title compound as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04886797
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_12
ORD IDord-e4fe669c56e54387848a86e0a0daa9eb
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_12