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HRID 1194567Generated: October 31, 2026

Phosphoric Acid → P-Toluic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphoric AcidHCID 1004—
Reactant4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—
ReactantCalcium hypochloriteHCID 24504—
ProductP-Toluic AcidHCID 7470—

Reaction Steps

In the like manner as Example 1, 23.6 g of p-methylbenzaldehyde as an aldehyde and 3 g of phosphoric acid were used. The oxidation was done by using 23 g of calcium hypochlorite at temperatures of -5° to -3° C., which was followed by refining to obtain p-methylbenzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04814494
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_03
ORD IDord-6654397f858549979f52f39e4f9e4ced
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_03