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HRID 638923Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl iodide → 2-(Trifluoromethoxy)anisole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
Reactant2-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenolHCID 2777299—
Product2-(Trifluoromethoxy)anisoleHCID 277718578%

Reaction Steps

2-Trifluoromethoxyanisole was prepared from 2-trifluoromethoxyphenol by following Method C in 78% yield. Methyl iodide was used in this reaction as an alkylating agent and the reaction was conducted at room temperature for 17 h. The product was used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07691843B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_04
ORD IDord-76282cb9be344f6484b9ec6a540b1468
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_04