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HRID 728520Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Acid → 9-Benzyl-anthracene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantAnthroneHCID 7018—
ReactantBenzyl BromideHCID 7498—
Product9-Benzyl-anthraceneHCID 264401—
ProductHCID 13741965HCID 13741965—

Reaction Steps

According to a method reported by Sieglitz and Marx, Berichte 56, 1619(1923) and by F. H. C. Stuart, Australian J. Chem., 478(1960), 8.2 g of 9-benzyl-anthracene was synthesized from 18.9 g of anthrone and 50 g of benzyl bromide. A solution of 4.8 g of 9-benzyl bromide in 40 ml of acetic acid was chloromethylated with 3.2 g of paraformaldehyde and hydrochloride gas to give 3.4 g of 9-benzyl-10-chloromethylanthracene (mp: 146° to 147° C.) after recrystallization from benzene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05049455
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_09
ORD IDord-6e541d75f0c341a8a3ee12cbe033cab3
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_09