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HRID 567714Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-Fluorobenzylcarbonyl)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPhthalic AcidHCID 1017—
ReactantHCID 178505759HCID 178505759—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product2-(4-Fluorobenzylcarbonyl)benzoic acidHCID 13799982—

Reaction Steps

4-Fluorobenzyl magnesium chloride (4.6 g, 25 mmol) in ether is added to phthalic acid (7.4 g, 50 mmol) in ether. The reaction mixture is stirred under reflux for 2 hours, is cooled with ice and is hydrolysed with HCl to yield 2-(4-fluorobenzylcarbonyl)benzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06180629B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_01
ORD IDord-38b000fddabc47a08aa3ea485ef18d2d
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_01