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HRID 1004797Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → 3-Acetoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantDisodiumHCID 141233—
Reactant3-Hydroxy-2-methylbenzoic AcidHCID 252023—
Product3-Acetoxy-2-methylbenzoic acidHCID 3798557—

Reaction Steps

The disodium salt of 3-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoic acid (2) is reacted with acetic anhydride without intermediate isolation to give 3-acetoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid (3) ##STR3##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06051732
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_04
ORD IDord-6040573842ce482d86899cfea9197a74
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_04