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HRID 1589967Generated: October 27, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → Allyl 4-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantAllyl AlcoholHCID 7858—
Reactant4-Hydroxy-o-toluic acidHCID 68475—
ProductAllyl 4-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoateHCID 1485252376%

Reaction Steps

In a manner analogous to Example 1(a), 5.34 g (32 mmoles) of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl benzoic acid treated at 100° C. for 12 hours with 50 ml of allyl alcohol and 1.5 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, give 4 g (76% yield) of the expected ester having a melting point of 76°-77° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05200550
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_04
ORD IDord-c3b091232f974d1189aede60949857f5
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_04