Benzotrichloride → Trimethyl orthobeznoate

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Methyl orthobenzoate is prepared by reacting one mole of trichloromethylbenzene with 3.15 moles of sodium methylate in methanolic solution for 20 hours at reflux. After filtration and rectification almost pure methyl orthobenzoate is obtained in a yield of 51%. The orthobenzoate has a boiling point at 15-16 torr of 102°-103° C, and nD25 of 1.4858, and contains 0.8% Cl.

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