1424. p-Bromomandelic Acid
Nomenclature
CAS number: 6940-50-7
4-Bromo-α-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid; p-bromophenylglycolic acid. C8H7BrO3; mol wt 231.04.
C 41.59%, H 3.05%, Br 34.58%, O 20.77%.
Description and references
Prepd by condensing bromobenzene with ethyl oxomalonate in presence of boron trifluoride: Riebsomer et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60, 2974 (1938).
