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HRID 66296Generated: October 29, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → Methyl 2-bromo-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
ReactantMethyl 2-hydroxy-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)acetateHCID 296017—
ProductMethyl 2-bromo-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)acetateHCID 289522—

Reaction Steps

Methyl-m-methoxymandelate is reacted with phosphorous tribromide by the method of I. P. Beletskaya, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 34, 321 (1964) to give methyl bromo-(m-methoxyphenyl)acetate as a pale yellow liquid, and used below (without further purification).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04131611
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_12
ORD IDord-5c71c61cfb3f4914867dd92a07d9dadf
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_12