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HRID 885240Generated: October 30, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant[3-(2-Hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237434—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product[3-(2-Bromomethyl-4-methyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 5823750248.3%

Reaction Steps

To [3-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.17 g, 0.57 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane was added phosphorus tribromide (0.07 mL, 0.73 mmol), and the reaction was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. After work-up, 0.1 g of the desired product was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08242145B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-657f036624254159995a9a5be6feb4af
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08