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HRID 1109938Generated: October 30, 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 numberUS05324450
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_06
ORD IDord-2c79fccf57814094a11141f155438608
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_06