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HRID 982196Generated: October 25, 2026

Dimethylacetamide → Quinoline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylacetamideHCID 31374—
Reactant4,5-Difluorophthalic AnhydrideHCID 639745—
Reactant4,5-Difluorophthalic AcidHCID 643382—
SolventN-methyl-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 13387—
ProductQuinolineHCID 7047—
Product3,4-Difluorobenzoic acidHCID 99166—

Reaction Steps

Surprisingly, we have found that 4,5-difluorophthalic anhydride and 4,5-difluorophthalic acid may be selectively decarboxylated in N-methyl-pyrrolidone, dimethyl acetamide or quinoline to yield 3,4-difluorobenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04994606
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_02
ORD IDord-d666b3202b4042d58b36b042b1da0a9d
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_02