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HRID 1289341Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 3-Hydroxybenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant3-Hydroxybenzoic AcidHCID 7420—
ProductMethyl 3-HydroxybenzoateHCID 88068—

Reaction Steps

3-hydroxybenzoic acid (30.0 g, 0.22 mol), methanol (101 ml) and concentrated sulphuric acid (2.7 ml) were added together and heated under reflux for 4 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the methanol was removed. The crude product was dried in vacuo and used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05750050
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_05
ORD IDord-7785aeff8eeb46f79272c3b4fd31b015
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_05