Methanol → Methyl 10-bromodecanoate

HRID 653086Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 653086 reaction equation

[Br:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12].[CH3:14]O>S(=O)(=O)(O)O>[CH3:14][O:12][C:11](=[O:13])[CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][Br:1]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 887Methanol

HCID 14271210-Bromodecanoic Acid

Product 1

HCID 554079Methyl 10-bromodecanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1118Sulfuric AcidCatalyst

Procedure

A solution of 10-bromodecanoic acid (5 g) in methanol (60 ml) and concentrated sulphuric acid (3 drops) was refluxed for 20 hours.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-0482cdabe5e5412ebad6bd5b9b7de7b8
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1987_06
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04675335

Reaction notes

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