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HRID 1257871Generated: November 2, 2026

Toluene → Methyl 4-(diethoxyacetyl)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantMethyl 4-(2-oxoacetyl)benzoateHCID 14276918—
ReactantEthylorthoformateHCID 53630039—
Catalystp-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateHCID 521998—
ProductMethyl 4-(diethoxyacetyl)benzoateHCID 5921630082%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl 4-(oxoacetyl)benzoate (13.5 g, 0.0702 mol), ethyl orthoformate (29 mL, 0.18 mol), p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.7 g) in toluene (150 mL) was refluxed for 2 h. After cooling to RT, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude material was chromatographed on silica gel to afford the desired product (15.4 g, 82%). LCMS: (M+Na)=289.0.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08461330B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_06
ORD IDord-a23230710fc64f0b841bb9bb760bf5fd
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_06