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HRID 866550Generated: October 30, 2026

N-bromobutanimide → 2-Bromomethyl-terephthalic acid dimethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
Reactant1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,4-dimethyl esterHCID 84245—
SolventCarbon TetrachlorideHCID 5943—
Product2-Bromomethyl-terephthalic acid dimethyl esterHCID 20310685—

Reaction Steps

88 G. of dimethyl-2-methylterephthalate in 1000 ml. of carbon tetrachloride containing 89 g. (1 eq.) of N-bromosuccinimide is refluxed for 3 hours using a heat lamp. The solution is cooled, filtered and evaporated to dryness to give dimethyl-2-bromomethylterephthalate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04100174
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_07
ORD IDord-a113db40ea474de086b86f8c78a05f74
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_07