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HRID 656732Generated: October 29, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → [3-(2-Bromomethyl-4-chloro-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant[3-(4-Chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237450—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Product[3-(2-Bromomethyl-4-chloro-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237456—

Reaction Steps

To [3-(4-chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.9 g 2.6 mmol) in DME was added phosphorus tribromide (0.37 mL, 3.9 mmol), and the reaction was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. The mixture was worked-up to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08071807B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_12
ORD IDord-6df37c965867404d8cd259c17d994102
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_12