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HRID 1112328Generated: October 27, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl propionate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantPropionic AcidHCID 1032—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductBenzyl propionateHCID 31219—

Reaction Steps

The activated esters of type (3) react with alcohols, and also with phenols, thiophenols or mercaptans, to form esters. For example, activated propionic acid and benzyl alcohol in tetrahydrofuran, in the presence of triethylamine, give a very good yield of benzyl propionate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04122090
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_10
ORD IDord-f7bd772a74a748e6953dec58759a4ced
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_10