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HRID 1576587Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → 4-Methylbenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantP-Toluic AcidHCID 7470—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—

Reaction Steps

Esterification of methanol is carried out with the per-p-toluic acid product solution containing 30.0% by weight of per-p-toluic acid, obtained by autooxidizing p-tolualdehyde with air in the absence of catalyst in acetone as a solvent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03981909
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_09
ORD IDord-61537cd059e843fcad217b564b58bb3f
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_09