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HRID 1494844Generated: October 25, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 3,4-dimethylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant3,4-Dimethylbenzoic acidHCID 12073—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductMethyl 3,4-dimethylbenzoateHCID 520902—

Reaction Steps

15.0 g of 3,4-dimethyl benzoic acid, 29.0 ml of thionyl chloride, 100 ml of methanol, and 1 ml of DMF were processed in a similar manner as in Reference Example 14-(1) to give 15.7 g of methyl 3,4-dimethylbenzoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05026856
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_06
ORD IDord-32a1edb7f1014afd8add71ca3675c70e
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_06