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HRID 885290Generated: October 25, 2026

Phosphorus tribromide → [5-(4-Bromo-2-bromomethyl-phenoxy)-2-chloro-phenyl]acetic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus tribromideHCID 24614—
Reactant[5-(4-Bromo-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-2-chloro-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237446—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Product[5-(4-Bromo-2-bromomethyl-phenoxy)-2-chloro-phenyl]acetic acid ethyl esterHCID 58237429—

Reaction Steps

To [5-(4-bromo-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-2-chloro-phenyl]-acetic acid ethyl ester (0.3 g, 0.7 mmol) in DME (10 mL) was added phosphorus tribromide (0.11 mL, 1.2 mmol). The mixture was worked-up to give the desired product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08242145B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-13bde1d4cda8479da56383cae8ce0510
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08