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HRID 1283193Generated: November 2, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 4-methoxyphenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium DithioniteHCID 24489—
Reactant4-Methyloxybenzyl chlorideHCID 69993—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
CatalystManganeseHCID 23930—
ProductMethyl 4-methoxyphenylacetateHCID 90266—

Reaction Steps

In the manner described in Example 1, 50 g of p-methoxybenzyl chloride was reacted with CO together with 115 g of a 24 wt-% solution of sodium methylate in methanol, 12 g CoCl2. 6 H2O , 6 g manganese and 1 g Na2S2O4. After distillation of the reaction mixture the following compounds could be identified by gas chromatography:p-methoxybenzyl chloride 10.00%p-methoxymethylbenzylether 69.50%-p-methoxyphenylaceticacid methyl ester 8.66%p-methoxyphenylaceticacid 5.54%

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03974202
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_08
ORD IDord-c69b7cf68e7f4423a3996962c4e62038
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_08