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ChemicalBook CAS DataBase List MCPB
94-81-5

MCPB synthesis

6synthesis methods
The industrial production of MCPB begins with the chlorination of o-cresol (2-methylphenol) to introduce a chlorine atom at the 4-position, forming 4-chloro-2-methylphenol. This intermediate is then reacted with 1,4-dibromobutane or similar butanoic acid precursors in an etherification step to form the phenoxybutanoic acid structure. The reaction typically involves base catalysis and controlled heating to ensure selective substitution and minimize side reactions. The resulting crude MCPB is purified through solvent extraction and crystallisation to achieve the desired chemical purity.
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Yield:-

Steps:

Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: potassium carbonate; sodium iodide / 48 h / Reflux; Inert atmosphere
2: diethyl 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate; nickel(II) bromide dimethoxyethane; 2.9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline; C60H36N2 / N,N-dimethyl-formamide / 24 h / 20 °C / Molecular sieve; Irradiation

References:

Meng, Qing-Yuan;Wang, Shun;König, Burkhard [Angewandte Chemie - International Edition,2017,vol. 56,# 43,p. 13426 - 13430][Angew. Chem.,2017,vol. 129,p. 13611 - 13615,5]

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