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HRID 1196439Generated: October 29, 2026

1-Bromooctane → 4-(Octyloxy)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-BromooctaneHCID 8140—
ReactantEthylparabenHCID 8434—
Product4-(Octyloxy)benzoic acidHCID 17231—

Reaction Steps

Using ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate (36.7 g, 0.22 mol) and n-octyl bromide (50 g, 0.26 mol), the reaction was carried out in the same manner as described in Example 13, (1), and then recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound as a white micro-needles; yield: 43.0 g (71.6%); mp 100.2°-101.4° C. (the 1st mp), 107.0°-107.6° C. (the 2nd mp).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05114615
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_05
ORD IDord-5268acb96c274bdfbf9a4b1e0ca086ff
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_05