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HRID 1439799Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl phenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
ReactantSodium DithioniteHCID 24489—
ReactantSodium ethoxideHCID 2723922—
CatalystManganeseHCID 23930—
ProductPhenylacetic AcidHCID 9996%
ProductBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
ProductEthyl phenylacetateHCID 759071%
ProductBenzyl ethyl etherHCID 10873—

Reaction Steps

In a manner similar to Example 17, 126.5 g of benzyl chloride, 794 g of a 9 wt-% solution of sodium ethylate in ethanol, 12 g CoCl2.6 H2O, 6 g manganese powder and 1 g Na2S2O4 were reacted with CO. After the usual processing, 8 g of benzyl chloride, 109 g of phenylacetic acid ethyl ester (yield 71%), 8 g of phenylacetic acid (yield 6%) and 1 g of ethylbenzyl ether were isolated.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04060690
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_11
ORD IDord-eed0a59619294e98b29d2342243aea32
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_11