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HRID 885225Generated: October 26, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → [3-(2-Bromomethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant[3-(2-Hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237647—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product[3-(2-Bromomethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 5823765654.7%

Reaction Steps

To [3-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.90 g, 3.14 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane was added phosphorus tribromide (0.38 mL, 4.1 mmol), and the reaction was stirred for 1 hour at mom temperature. After work-up, 0.6 g of the desired product was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08242145B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-0c4f99da6a8a4b69aa35cfcd051597b0
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08