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HRID 714525Generated: October 30, 2026

Resorcinol → Methyl 4-(2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-methylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantResorcinolHCID 5054—
Reactant2-(4-(Methoxycarbonyl)-2-methylphenyl)acetic acidHCID 57555224—
ProductMethyl 4-(2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-methylbenzoateHCID 6736757869.6%

Reaction Steps

2-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-methylphenyl)acetic acid (295 mg) was treated with resorcinol (190 mg) in BF3Et2O at 90° C. over night. After aqueous work-up with ethyl acetate and column purification, the desired product (296 mg) was isolated as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09187447B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_11
ORD IDord-e7ab04b674ed499984875dd8b564784f
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_11