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HRID 4912Generated: October 26, 2026

Azobisisobutyronitrile → Methyl 3-(bromomethyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAzobisisobutyronitrileHCID 6547—
ReactantBenzoic acid, 3-methyl-, methyl esterHCID 7435—
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
ProductMethyl 3-(bromomethyl)benzoateHCID 517981—

Reaction Steps

Methyl m-toluate was brominated with NBS and AIBN as described in Example 21 to give methyl m-bromomethylbenzoate, and this was further reacted with triethyl phosphite as described in Example 2 without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05242908
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_09
ORD IDord-72cd4b260c0043e8aa2503a92dce1f5e
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_09