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HRID 1009844Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Methoxynaphthalene → 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-MethoxynaphthaleneHCID 7119—
Reactant4-Ethoxybenzoic acidHCID 12093—
Product4-Hydroxybenzoic AcidHCID 13561.2%

Reaction Steps

The method described in Example 4 is applied with the alteration that instead of 2-methoxynaphthalene 3.32 g (20 mmol) of 1-carboxy-4-ethoxybenzene is used yielding 1.86 g (61.2%) of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07973185B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_07
ORD IDord-cd2745468ea443ff9adf6748cb5b89d9
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_07