Hydrochloric Acid → Phenyl benzoate

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A mixture of 9.4 g (0.1 mole) of phenol, 11.6 g (0.1 mole) of benzoyl chloride and 0.176 g (0.5 mmole) of MoTe2 was warmed at 30° C. There was a vigorous evolution of HCl. After 1 hour the entire mixture had solidified. It was heated at 60° C. for 2 hours, the solid was broken up, washed with water, dissolved in acetone, filtered from MoTe2, and evaporated to give 17.6 g (89 mole %) of white crystalline phenyl benzoate, Mp and mixed mp 70° C.

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