Methanol → 2-Fluoro-5-methoxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid
Reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[C:9]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])[C:8](F)=[CH:7][C:3]=1[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5].[OH-:15].[K+].[CH3:17]O>>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[C:9]([N+:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])[C:8]([O:15][CH3:17])=[CH:7][C:3]=1[C:4]([OH:6])=[O:5]Participants
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Conditions
- Temperature
- 80 °C
Procedure
A solution of 2,5-difluoro-4-nitrobenzoic acid (1.88 g, 9.26 mmol) in MeOH (18.8 mL) was charged with potassium hydroxide (1.55 g, 27.7 mmol) in two batches. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and then acidified with HCl. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried to give the product as a light yellow powder, 1.61 g (81% yield). This material was used in successive reaction without any further purification. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ=3.92 (s, 3 H), 7.47 (d, J=5.56 Hz, 1 H), 7.83 (d, J=9.09 Hz, 1 H). MS (ES+): m/z 214.01 [MH+] (TOF, polar).
Workup
- concentrationThe reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure
- filtrationThe resulting precipitate was filtered
- washwashed with water
- customdried
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-0a25157de32e4a7da9ee87f2b873a2d3
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2015_08
- Patent number
- US09096624B2
Reaction notes
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