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HRID 885235Generated: October 26, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → [3-(4-Bromo-2-bromomethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant[3-(4-Bromo-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237503—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product[3-(4-Bromo-2-bromomethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 5823760275.3%

Reaction Steps

To [3-(4-bromo-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.7 g, 1.86 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL) was added phosphorus tribromide (0.19 mL, 2.04 mmol), and the reaction was stirred for 1 hour at room 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-21b7adda40d34c2cbf5f59cf3b4a9824
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08