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HRID 742998Generated: October 29, 2026

Water → Isobutyl 2-hydroxy-5-iodobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantIsobutanolHCID 6560—
Reactant5-Iodosalicylic acidHCID 8388—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductIsobutyl 2-hydroxy-5-iodobenzoateHCID 19423370—

Reaction Steps

2-hydroxy-5-iodobenzoic acid (477 g, 1.8 mol), isobutanol (225 g), cone sulfuric acid (20 ml) in toluene (21) was refluxed for 6 h using a water separator. The solution was cooled and washed with water. The solution was treated with decolorizing carbon and the toluene was evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from methanol. Yield 376 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05556855
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_09
ORD IDord-0bb0f3b7f396445a884c57d8cf7b8be0
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_09