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HRID 1074111Generated: November 1, 2026

Hydroxyphenylacetic acid → Ethyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroxyphenylacetic acidHCID 127—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductEthyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetateHCID 28310—

Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid (50.0 g) is dissolved in ethanol (400 ml) and thereto is added conc. sulfuric acid (0.5 ml). The mixture is refluxed with stirring, and ethanol is distilled off to give ethyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate (60 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04973425
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_11
ORD IDord-073b55c0d8b043e582fda565d283ff4a
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_11