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HRID 54976Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Benzoyl-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantAmmonium ChlorideHCID 25517—
Reactant5,6-Dimethoxy-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1,3-dioneHCID 610356—
ReactantHCID 178478979HCID 178478979—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product2-Benzoyl-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acidHCID 1995715974.9%

Reaction Steps

Thirty grams (0.14 mole) of 4,5-dimethoxyphthalic anhydride was suspended in 300 mL of THF and 87 mL (0.17 mole) of phenylmagnesium chloride in THF was added over two hours. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours, refluxed for two hours, cooled and poured into saturated ammonium chloride. The mixture was made acidic with 6N HCl, extracted into chloroform, dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated to provide 30 g of 2-benzoyl-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05624922
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_04
ORD IDord-43f8f20b41bd492a896d88ca1f42014d
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_04