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HRID 1706281Generated: November 2, 2026

Benzoic Acid → Benzyl Benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantTributylamineHCID 7622—
Reactant2-Chloro-1-methylpyridin-1-ium 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonateHCID 10990220—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductBenzyl BenzoateHCID 234583%

Reaction Steps

To a CH2Cl2 (2 ml) solution of 2-chloro-1-methylpyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) was added a mixture of benzyl alcohol (216 mg, 2.0 mmol), benzoic acid (244 mg, 2.0 mmol) and tri-n-butylamine (888 mg, 4.8 mmol) in CH2Cl2, and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 3 hours. After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was separated by silica gel column chromatography, and benzyl benzoate was isolated in 83% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04206310
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_06
ORD IDord-667898514b364121a6c83c1751bfcfe8
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_06