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HRID 553288Generated: November 1, 2026

Acetyl chloride → Methyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetyl chlorideHCID 6367—
ReactantBenzeneacetic acid, 4-bromo-HCID 74654—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)acetateHCID 316783100.1%

Reaction Steps

Acetyl chloride (10 g) was added dropwise over 5 minutes to methanol (250 mL). After 5 minutes, (4-bromo-phenyl)-acetic acid (15 g) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 96 hours, concentrated and the residue azeotroped with toluene (×2) to give the subtitle compound as a yellow oil (16 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07951954B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_05
ORD IDord-b04f42c4a6c243de99ce225f456714d3
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_05