Methanol → Methyl 3-benzoylbenzoate

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Reaktionsschritte

3-Benzoyl-benzoic acid (5.12 g, 22.6 mmol) was stirred in methanol (45 mL) with conc. H2SO4 (2.0 mL) for 18 h at 60° C. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and then washed with an aqueous NaHCO3 solution. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to provide 3-benzoyl-benzoic acid methyl ester (5.4 g, 22.6 mmol) in quantitative yield as a yellow oil.

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