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HRID 551178Generated: November 2, 2026

Diphosgene → Methyl 4-isocyanato-3-methylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiphosgeneHCID 10426—
ReactantMethyl 4-amino-3-methylbenzoateHCID 2736799—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
ProductMethyl 4-isocyanato-3-methylbenzoateHCID 86069399—

Reaction Steps

1.50 g (9.08 mmol) methyl 4-amino-3-methyl-benzoate are dissolved in 250 ml dioxane combined with 1.3 ml (10.7 mmol) trichloromethyl-chloroformate and refluxed for 5.5 hours with stirring. Then the mixture is evaporated down i. vac. and the residue is further reacted without any more purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07947700B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_05
ORD IDord-23916c756af34efea3e9d2f190a05587
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_05