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HRID 978104Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethyl bromoacetate → Ethyl (2-acetyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl bromoacetateHCID 7748—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant2',6'-DihydroxyacetophenoneHCID 69687—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductEthyl (2-acetyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)acetateHCID 4673143—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2,6-dihydroxyacetophenone (40 g), ethyl bromoacetate (48 g) and potassium carbonate (58 g) in acetone (500 ml) was refluxed for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled and filtered. The solution was evaporated to dryness and the crude solid extracted with boiling hexane. Upon cooling, the title compound was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04663347
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_05
ORD IDord-5daafc56e4054350848aa44c9f5eec5d
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_05