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HRID 635543Generated: October 25, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant3'-Chloro-4'-fluoroacetophenoneHCID 520422—
ReactantSodium BisulfiteHCID 23665763—
ReactantSodium hypobromiteHCID 23673712—
Product3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzoic acidHCID 52098974%

Reaction Steps

The 3-chloro-4-fluoroacetophenone is then reacted with an aqueous solution of sodium hypobromite, the aqeuous phase is treated with sodium hydrogensulfite and acidified with hydrochloric acid, and the precipitated product is recrystallized from benzene. 3-Chloro-4-fluorobenzoic acid obtained in a yield of 74%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06187952B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_02
ORD IDord-d546c0be93c5496da77831fb43df7de5
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_02