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HRID 501822Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 2-(4-(bromomethyl)phenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant4-(Bromomethyl)phenylacetic acidHCID 4519056—
ProductEthyl 2-(4-(bromomethyl)phenyl)acetateHCID 15712209—

Reaction Steps

1.00 g of 2-[4-(bromomethyl)phenyl]acetic acid was suspended in 5 mL of a 4M solution of hydrogen chloride in ethanol, and this suspension was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to yield 0.954 g of ethyl 2-[4-(bromomethyl)phenyl]acetate as light brown oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07772285B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_08
ORD IDord-119996c9d6a74b3a81f1179dd077e064
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_08