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HRID 992148Generated: October 23, 2026

Ethylbenzene → 1-Phenylethanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylbenzeneHCID 7500—
ReactantN-HydroxyphthalimideHCID 10665—
ReactantNitric OxideHCID 145068—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product1-PhenylethanolHCID 740918%
Product1-NitroethylbenzeneHCID 2361814%

Reaction Steps

Into a flask, 1 mmole of ethylbenzene, 0.05 mmole of N-hydroxyphthalimide and 5 ml of acetic acid were added to mix and the flask was equipped with a gas bag (about 1L)of nitrogen monoxide NO. The mixture was reacted for 8 hours at 100° C. with stirring. The reaction products were analyzed by gas chromatography, and, as a result, the conversion of ethylbenzene was 85%, and 1-nitroethylbenzene (yield 14%), 1-hydroxyethylbenzene (yield 18%) and 1-acetyloxyethylbenzene (yield 30%) were formed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06468487B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_10
ORD IDord-c458f446724549468ddfe965d5681074
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_10